mool
Americannoun
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soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
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earth from or for a grave.
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a grave.
Etymology
Origin of mool
First recorded in 1570–80; variant of mold 3
Example Sentences
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The mool mandoo – $9.24 for 10 – are filled with pork and vegetables and perfect for a quick post-big building meal.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2017
By Bary Alle is like the mool, Whel first her silver sheel, Awakes the lightilgale’s soft tule, That else had silelt beel.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 by Various
Ane would like to be lo'ed, but wha would mool in wi' a moudiewort?
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
He knew you were ready to turn him down so he upped with the mool.
From Before Egypt by E. K. Jarvis
But Schwartz kept on firing, and at every fire he would yell out, "Yer is yer mool!"
From "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Sam R. Watkins
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