mouldy

[mohl-dee]

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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Historical Examples of mouldy

It seemed as if the sun-rays could never reach that paving, mouldy with damp.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Then it took them to another lake, into which they cast a mouldy log.
Russian Fairy Tales
W. R. S. Ralston
The rooms were low and cramped, and had a mouldy, disused smell in them.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
Rosa Nouchette Carey
It must have stood there a week, and was both stale and mouldy.
Kilgorman
Talbot 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 Corners
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British Dictionary definitions for mouldy

mouldy

US moldy

adjective mouldier or mouldiest or US moldier or moldiest

covered with mould
stale or musty, esp from age or lack of use
slang boring; dull

Derived Formsmouldiness or US moldiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for mouldy

adj.

see moldy.