mouldwarp

mouldywarp (ˈməʊldɪˌwɔːp)

/ (ˈməʊldˌwɔːp) /


noun
  1. an archaic or dialect name for a mole 1 (def. 1)

Origin of mouldwarp

1
C14 moldewarpe; ultimately from Germanic moldeworpon (unattested) earth-thrower, from moldā mould ³ + wurp, werp to throw (both unattested)

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