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mouldwarp

/ ˈməʊldɪˌwɔːp; ˈməʊldˌwɔːp /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect name for a mole 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mouldwarp1

C14 moldewarpe; ultimately from Germanic moldeworpon (unattested) earth-thrower, from DZ mould ³ + wurp, werp to throw (both unattested)
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Example Sentences

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The word “mole” is thought to derive from the middle English word mouldwarp, which literally means earth-thrower.

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Plato's lonely quest for the truth involves some tricky time traveling that takes him back to London during the Mouldwarp era.

And if I may descend to a lower game, what pleasure is it sometimes with gins to betray the very vermin of the earth; as namely, the Fichat, the Fulimart, the Ferret, the Pole-cat, the Mouldwarp, and the like creatures that live upon the face, and within the bowels of, the Earth.

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