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mammock

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmamək/
  • US: /ˈmæmək/
  • US: /ˈmɑmək/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (US) -æmək

1

noun

Meaning 1

A shapeless piece; a fragment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hunk, lump, bit, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, slice, snead, snippet, steck

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To tear to pieces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete, transitive

Qualifier: chiefly North Carolina

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (diminutive suffix).