word of the week

[majorsamfan]

mammock (mam' ək)

To break or tear into fragments or shreds; the fragments, shreds, or scraps themselves.

"We have nothing else to tear it with," replied Wamba; "but [my hands] are scarce fit to make mammocks of freestone and mortar."

From Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe

Comments

[nursekelly0429]

well, I learned something today. I was an English major and I have NEVER heard of that word before. Thanks!
--Kelly