mammock

mammock [mam-uh k]British Dialect Word Origin noun

1. a fragment; scrap.

verb (used with object)

2. to break, tear, or cut into fragments; shred.

Origin of mammock First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain British Dictionary definitions for mammock mammock noun

1. a fragment

verb

2. (tr) to tear or shred

Word Origin for mammock C16: of unknown origin