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mouldwarp
/ ˈməʊldɪˌwÉ”Ëp; ˈməʊldËŒwÉ”Ëp /
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mouldwarp1
C14 moldewarpe; ultimately from Germanic moldeworpon (unattested) earth-thrower, from ³¾´Ç±ô»åÄå mould ³ + wurp, werp to throw (both unattested)
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The word “mole†is thought to derive from the middle English word mouldwarp, which literally means earth-thrower.
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Plato's lonely quest for the truth involves some tricky time traveling that takes him back to London during the Mouldwarp era.
And if I may descend to a lower game, what pleasure is it sometimes with gins to betray the very vermin of the earth; as namely, the Fichat, the Fulimart, the Ferret, the Pole-cat, the Mouldwarp, and the like creatures that live upon the face, and within the bowels of, the Earth.
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