moldwarp

American  

[mohld-wawrp] / ˈmoʊldˌwɔrp /

noun

1. the common European mole, Talpa europaea.

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Etymology

Origin of moldwarp

1275–1325; Middle English moldwerp literally, earth-thrower ( see mold ³, warp); cognate with Old Saxon moldwerp, Middle High German moltwerf

Example Sentences

I remember seeing one of the daughters at the party where I met Miss Moldwarp.

From More Bywords by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Moldwarp Hall is your property, and not Sir Giles Brotherton's.'

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George

One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George

My design is this: if I succeed in my suit, I will offer Moldwarp to Mary for her lifetime.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George

It may seem foolish to record such mere froth of conversation, but I want my reader to understand how a part, at least, of the family of Moldwarp Hall regarded me.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George