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fog mull

fog mull noun: a dense, heavy, and stationary fogbank.

Noun

fog mull (countable and uncountable, plural fog mulls)

  1. A dense, heavy, and stationary fogbank.
    • Charlie and Joe set off, followed by Captain Rhines and the others. So large an accession of force enabled them to shingle the barn, and give the roof a coat of fish-oil, tar, red ochre, and brimstone, before the fog mull was over.1870, Elijah Kellogg, The Boy Farmers of Elm Island, page 175
    • "This 'ere fog mull may hang on for a week or ten days, an' since I've been on the ledge I've known the smother to last a full two weeks without liftin' enough to show a man the end of his own nose. It stands to reason we can't hail any craft that we ain't able to see.1906, James Otis, The Light Keepers, A Story of the United States Light-house Service, page 67

Forms of fog mull

pluralfog mulls

Questions about fog mull

What does fog mull mean?
Fog mull means a dense, heavy, and stationary fogbank.
What part of speech is fog mull?
Fog mull is a noun.
What is the plural of fog mull?
The plural of fog mull is fog mulls.

Words near fog mull in the dictionary

  1. fog lights
  2. fog line
  3. fog lines
  4. fog machine
  5. fog machines
  6. fog mull
  7. fog mulls
  8. fog of war
  9. fog oil
  10. fog oils
  11. fog out

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