mouldy
[mohl-dee]
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noun, plural mould·ies. British Military Slang.
a torpedo.
Origin of mouldy
1915–20; probably identical with Scottish and north dial. moudie a mole
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Examples from the Web for mouldy
Historical Examples of mouldy
It seemed as if the sun-rays could never reach that paving, mouldy with damp.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
Then it took them to another lake, into which they cast a mouldy log.
Russian Fairy TalesW. R. S. Ralston
The rooms were low and cramped, and had a mouldy, disused smell in them.
Doctor Luttrell's First PatientRosa Nouchette Carey
It must have stood there a week, and was both stale and mouldy.
KilgormanTalbot Baines Reed
When we got it, it had been wet and was so mouldy that we had to chop it out with an ax.
Old Rail Fence CornersVarious
mouldy
US moldy
adjective mouldier or mouldiest or US moldier or moldiest
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