mollymawk

[ mol-ee-mawk ]
/ ˈmɒl iˌmɔk /

noun

any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross.
Also mallemuck, mol·ly·moke

Origin of mollymawk

1685–95; < Dutch mallemok, equivalent to malle, variant of mal foolish + mok < Norwegian mak mew2

Example sentences from the Web for mollymawk

  • 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.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for mollymawk

mollymawk
/ (ˈmɒlɪˌmɔːk) /

noun

NZ an informal name for mallemuck