1864. J. Rogers, `New Rush,' pt. ii. p. 26:
"A man each windlass-handle working slow,
Raises the mullock from his mate below."
1874. Garnet Walch, `Head over Heels, p. 77:
"But still we worked on—same old tune
For nothin' but mullock come up."
<hw>Mullock over</hw>, <i>v</i>. Shearing slang. See quotation.
1893. `The Age,' Sept. 23, p. 14, col. 4:
"I affirm as a practical shearer, that no man could shear 321 sheep in eight hours, although I will admit he might do what we shearers call `mullock over' that number; and what is more, no manager or overseer who knows his work would allow a shearer to do that number of sheep or lambs in one day."
<hw>Munyeru</hw>, <i>n</i>. name given to the small black seeds of <i>Claytonia balonnensis</i>, F. v. M., <i>N.O. Portulaceae</i>, which are ground up and mixed with water so as to form a paste. It forms a staple article of diet amongst the Arunta and other tribes of Central Australia.
1896. E. C. Stirling, `Horne Expedition in Central Australia,' Anthropology, p. 56:
"In these districts `Munyeru' takes the place of the spore cases of `Nardoo' (<i>Marsilea quadrifolia</i>), which is so much used in the Barcoo and other districts to the south and east, these being treated in a similar way."