mammock

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmamək/    美 /ˈmæmək/|/ˈmɑmək/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shapeless piece; a fragment. dialectal,obsolete
    — "Can. Let me be torn into mammocks with wild Bears if I make not a gallemaufry of thy heart"
动词 v.
  1. To tear to pieces. dialectal,obsolete,transitive
    — I saw him run after a gilded Butterfly, & when he caught it, he let it go againe, and after it againe, and ouer and ouer he comes, and vp againe: catcht it again: or whether his fall enrag'd him, or how 'twas, hee did so set his teeth, and teare it. Oh, I warrant how he mammockt it.

词形变化

mammocks plural mammocks present,singular,third-person mammocking participle,present mammocked participle,past mammocked past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English mam
English -ock
English mammock
From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English mam
English -ock
English mammock
From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (diminutive suffix).
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