mouldwarp

mouldwarp

(ˈməʊldˌwɔːp) or

mouldywarp

n
(Animals) an archaic or dialect name for a mole11
[C14 moldewarpe; ultimately from Germanic moldeworpon (unattested) earth-thrower, from moldā mould3 + wurp, werp to throw (both unattested)]
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