mullock
mullock (dial.) rubbish, refuse XIV; (Austral.) rock not containing gold XIX. f. dial. mull (XIV) dust, ashes, rubbish;, rel. to OE. myl dust, cogn. with (M)Du. mul, mol, ON. moli crumb, mylja crush, f. Gmc. *mul-; see MEAL1, -OCK.
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offal… T. F. HOAD , hoof / hoŏf; hoōf/ • n. (pl. hoofs or hooves / hoŏvz; hoōvz/ ) the horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, esp. a horse: there was a clatter of… Autarchy , autarchy absolute sovereignty. XVII. — Gr. autarkhíā, f. aútarkhos, f. autós AUTO- + árkhein rule; see -Y2.
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