mouldwarp
mouldwarp · mouldwarps
A mole, Talpa europaeaA mole, Talpa europaea.
/ˈməʊldwɔːp/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, regional)A mole, Talpa europaea.
Origin
From Middle English moldewarpe, moldewarp, moldewerp, (also molwarpe, molewarpe), from OldFrom Middle English moldewarpe, moldewarp, moldewerp, (also molwarpe, molewarpe), from Old English *moldeweorpe, ("mole"; literally "earth-thrower"; compare Old English wandeweorpe (“mole”)), from Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz (“earth-thrower, mole”), equivalent to mould + warp.
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