moldwarp

[ mohld-wawrp ]

/ ˈmoʊldˌwɔrp /

noun

the common European mole, Talpa europaea.

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Origin of moldwarp

1275–1325; Middle English moldwerp literally, earth-thrower (see mold³, warp); cognate with Old Saxon moldwerp, Middle High German moltwerf

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Examples from the Web for moldwarp

Thus ended my second day's work at the library of Moldwarp Hall.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
His mother and sister, he said, had been invited to Moldwarp Hall.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
By the time she drew rein and allowed me to get alongside of her once more, we were in sight: of Moldwarp Hall.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
One day as we were walking together over the fields, I told him the whole story of the loss of the weapon at Moldwarp Hall.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald

The possessors of the Moldwarp estate have, from time immemorial, regarded it as properly theirs.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald

Word Origin and History for moldwarp

moldwarp

also mouldwarp, early 14c., moldewarp, from Proto-Germanic *moldo-worpo(n)-, literally "earth-thrower," from to Old English molde "earth, soil" (see mole (2) + weorpan "to throw" (see warp (v.)). Common Germanic, cf. Old Saxon moldwerp, Dutch mulworp, Norwegian moldvarp, Danish muldvarp, Old High German multwurf, German Maulwurf (influenced by Maul "mouth").