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mouldy
[ mohl-dee ]
noun
, British Military Slang.
, plural mould·ies.
- a torpedo.
mouldy
/ ˈməʊldɪ /
adjective
- covered with mould
- stale or musty, esp from age or lack of use
- slang.boring; dull
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Derived Forms
- ˈmouldiness, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mouldy1
1915–20; probably identical with Scottish and north dial. moudie a mole
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Example Sentences
I shall get the place full of a jolly lot of girls, and Wendover Park won't be no mouldy church, nor no bloomin' nunnery.
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So everything they owned became damp and mouldy—all their clothing, their food, the very beds upon which they slept.
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Mr. Guy Poynton leaned back amongst the mouldy leather upholstery, and smiled complacently.
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And may I ask which of the guests to-night struck you as being particularly mouldy?
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They've been and tied all the jam down, so that it'll all go that mouldy that nobody can touch it.
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