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moldwarp

American

[mohld-wawrp] / ˈmoʊldˌwɔrp /

noun

the common European mole, Talpa europaea.

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

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Well, tha'll get noa better on for cawering ith' haase like a moldwarp.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley

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