mattock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mattock
before 900; Middle English mattok, Old English mattuc
Vocabulary lists containing mattock
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Example Sentences
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Three players who stayed with the same family all died in the crash, Mattock added.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2018
Norman Mattock, a longtime season ticket holder, said his neighbor housed player Morgan Gobeil, a defenseman who was severely injured.
From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2018
This was confirmed when Navas fired home a rocket from a tight angle after bamboozling Joe Mattock with a couple of body swerves.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2014
He's a half-brother to the 2007 Cork National winner, Mattock Ranger, and carries the colours of the Hitchins family, once famous by association with Princeful, Toby Tobias and Golden Freeze among others.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2011
"They're the most ungrateful people in the world," said Mrs. Mattock.
From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John
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