mouldwarp

/ ˈməʊldɪˌwɔːp; ˈməʊldˌwɔːp /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect name for a mole 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouldwarp¹

C14 moldewarpe; ultimately from Germanic moldeworpon (unattested) earth-thrower, from moldā mould ³ + wurp, werp to throw (both unattested)

Example Sentences

The word “mole” is thought to derive from the middle English word mouldwarp, which literally means earth-thrower.

From The Guardian

Plato's lonely quest for the truth involves some tricky time traveling that takes him back to London during the Mouldwarp era.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Project Gutenberg