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mollymawk
[ mol-ee-mawk ]
noun
- any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mollymawk1
First recorded in 1685–95; from Dutch mallemok, equivalent to malle, variant of mal “foolish” + mok “seagull”
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Example Sentences
He also came upon a mollymawk rookery on the south-western point of the island, and managed to take one of the birds by hand.
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