mole-catchern.

Brit.

/ˈməʊlˌkatʃə/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊlˌkɛtʃər/

Forms: see mole n.³ and catcher n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, catcher n.

Etymology: < mole n.³ + catcher n.

1. A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, esp. as a general term of abuse (perhaps originally: spec. †a bawd, a lecher (obsolete); cf. sense 2).As a general term of abuse, cf. spider-catcher n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused

warlockOE

swinec1175

beastc1225

wolf's-fista1300

avetrolc1300

congeonc1300

dirtc1300

slimec1315

snipec1325

lurdanc1330

misbegetc1330

sorrowa1350

shrew1362

jordan1377

wirlingc1390

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warianglea1400

wretcha1400

horcop14..

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lotterela1450

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wilrone1508

rook?a1513

streaker?a1513

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mole-catcher1573

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Poor John1589

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thornback1599

land-rat1600

midriff1600

stinkardc1600

Tartar1600

tumbril1601

lobster1602

pilcher1602

windfucker?1602

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tim1612

whit1612

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b1851

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molie1871

pig-dog1871

schweinhund1871

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fucker1893

cocksucker1894

wart1896

so-and-so1897

swine-hound1899

motherfucker1918

S.O.B.1918

twat1922

mong1926

mucker1929

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cowson1936

zombie1936

meatball1937

shower1943

chickenshit1945

mugger1945

motherferyer1946

hooer1952

morpion1954

mother1955

mother-raper1959

louser1960

effer1961

salaud1962

gunk1964

scunge1967

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of moles

mole seeker?1518

mole-taker?1518

want-catcher1533

want-killer1533

want-taker1533

mole-catcher1573

wanter1657

mowdie-man1824

mowdie1828

molie1871

moler1886

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 37^v Get mouleketcher [1577 mowleketcher; 1580 mowle catcher] cunningly mowle for to kill.

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D2 That God would blesse the labors of those mole-catchers [sc. sextons].

1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore sig. D1 Hang him, Mole-catcher, its the dreamingst snotty-nose.

1629 J. Shirley Wedding iii. G Whorson mole-catcher.

1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. i. vi. 11 H'as been a little Agitator for the Cavalier party, and drew in one of the 'Prentices that were hang'd lately... But Madam, what a pox should we talk any more o' that Mole-catcher?

1759 L. Sterne Polit. Romance 23 You are not only Mole-Catcher, Trim, but you catch Stray Conies too in the Dark; and you pretend a Licence for it.

1793 M. Lewin Jrnl. May–Dec. in Lewin Lett. (1909) I. i. 31 Paid molecatcher for catching moles.

?1818 T. Hack (title) The..Memoirs of..T. H., the celebrated Greenwich Miser... With a short account of..John Hack, the Mole-Catcher!

1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xiv, in Writings I. 138 A mole-catcher of tolerable parts.

1893 W. C. Smith Mad Earl in N. Country Folk 90 She would talk to any she met—Cadger or molecatcher—free, as she walked through the dry and the wet.

1989 P. D. James Devices & Desires (BNC) 63 That suggests he's routinely out after dark, a night worker, mole-catcher, woodman, gamekeeper, that kind of job.

2005 Northern Echo 5 Sept. 8/2 Harry Addison was reckoned to be one of the finest mole catchers the North-East has ever seen.

2. slang. The vagina. Cf. mole n.³ 8. Now rare (archaic).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina

quaintc1330

quivera1382

tailc1390

mousetrapc1500

cunnigar1550

placket1595

buttonhole1600

bumble broth1602

touch-hole1602

case1606

keyhole1607

vagina1612

nicka1625

nunquam satis1633

lock1640

twat1656

cockpit1658

Whitechapel portion?1695

tuzzy-muzzy1710

niche1749

can1772

bumbo1774

fuckhole1893

jelly roll1895

mole-catcher1896

manhole1916

vag1967

stank1980

pum-pum1983

punani1987

1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 330/1 Molecatcher, the female pudendum.

1980 E. Jong Fanny i. xv. 120 Madam Fanny... D'ye know what that means in the Vulgar Tongue?.. A Masterpiece, a Milkpail, a Moneybox, a Mole-Catcher, [etc.].

3. A counter-espionage operative employed to detect moles (mole n.³ 3b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > counter-espionage > [noun] > catching of spies > one who undertakes

spy-catcher1952

mole-catcher1980

1980 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 39 Mrs Thatcher's mole-catcher, the Mr Bingham of Epsom who is supposed to be plugging the leaks in Whitehall.

1986 Guardian 5 Dec. 11/8 Prime Ministers were not necessarily overjoyed when the efforts of their mole catchers proved successful. The lurid publicity of a spy trial could be embarrassing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mole-catcher
释义	mole-catchern. Brit. /ˈməʊlˌkatʃə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊlˌkɛtʃər/ Forms: see mole n.³ and catcher n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, catcher n. Etymology: < mole n.³ + catcher n. 1. A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, esp. as a general term of abuse (perhaps originally: spec. †a bawd, a lecher (obsolete); cf. sense 2).As a general term of abuse, cf. spider-catcher n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused warlockOE swinec1175 beastc1225 wolf's-fista1300 avetrolc1300 congeonc1300 dirtc1300 slimec1315 snipec1325 lurdanc1330 misbegetc1330 sorrowa1350 shrew1362 jordan1377 wirlingc1390 frog?a1400 warianglea1400 wretcha1400 horcop14.. turdc1400 callet1415 lotterela1450 paddock?a1475 souter1478 chuff?a1500 langbain?c1500 cockatrice1508 sow1508 spink1508 wilrone1508 rook?a1513 streaker?a1513 dirt-dauber?1518 marmoset1523 babiona1529 poll-hatcheta1529 bear-wolf1542 misbegotten1546 pig1546 excrement1561 mamzer1562 chuff-cat1563 varlet1566 toada1568 mandrake1568 spider1568 rat1571 bull-beef1573 mole-catcher1573 suppository1573 curtal1578 spider-catcher1579 mongrela1585 roita1585 stickdirta1585 dogfish1589 Poor John1589 dog's facec1590 tar-boxa1592 baboon1592 pot-hunter1592 venom1592 porcupine1594 lick-fingers1595 mouldychaps1595 tripe1595 conundrum1596 fat-guts1598 thornback1599 land-rat1600 midriff1600 stinkardc1600 Tartar1600 tumbril1601 lobster1602 pilcher1602 windfucker?1602 stinker1607 hog rubber1611 shad1612 splay-foot1612 tim1612 whit1612 verdugo1616 renegado1622 fish-facea1625 flea-trapa1625 hound's head1633 mulligrub1633 nightmare1633 toad's-guts1634 bitch-baby1638 shagamuffin1642 shit-breech1648 shitabed1653 snite1653 pissabed1672 bastard1675 swab1687 tar-barrel1695 runt1699 fat-face1740 shit-sack1769 vagabond1842 shick-shack1847 soor1848 b1851 stink-pot1854 molie1871 pig-dog1871 schweinhund1871 wind-sucker1880 fucker1893 cocksucker1894 wart1896 so-and-so1897 swine-hound1899 motherfucker1918 S.O.B.1918 twat1922 mong1926 mucker1929 basket1936 cowson1936 zombie1936 meatball1937 shower1943 chickenshit1945 mugger1945 motherferyer1946 hooer1952 morpion1954 mother1955 mother-raper1959 louser1960 effer1961 salaud1962 gunk1964 scunge1967 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of moles mole seeker?1518 mole-taker?1518 want-catcher1533 want-killer1533 want-taker1533 mole-catcher1573 wanter1657 mowdie-man1824 mowdie1828 molie1871 moler1886 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 37^v Get mouleketcher [1577 mowleketcher; 1580 mowle catcher] cunningly mowle for to kill. 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D2 That God would blesse the labors of those mole-catchers [sc. sextons]. 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore sig. D1 Hang him, Mole-catcher, its the dreamingst snotty-nose. 1629 J. Shirley Wedding iii. G Whorson mole-catcher. 1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. i. vi. 11 H'as been a little Agitator for the Cavalier party, and drew in one of the 'Prentices that were hang'd lately... But Madam, what a pox should we talk any more o' that Mole-catcher? 1759 L. Sterne Polit. Romance 23 You are not only Mole-Catcher, Trim, but you catch Stray Conies too in the Dark; and you pretend a Licence for it. 1793 M. Lewin Jrnl. May–Dec. in Lewin Lett. (1909) I. i. 31 Paid molecatcher for catching moles. ?1818 T. Hack (title) The..Memoirs of..T. H., the celebrated Greenwich Miser... With a short account of..John Hack, the Mole-Catcher! 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xiv, in Writings I. 138 A mole-catcher of tolerable parts. 1893 W. C. Smith Mad Earl in N. Country Folk 90 She would talk to any she met—Cadger or molecatcher—free, as she walked through the dry and the wet. 1989 P. D. James Devices & Desires (BNC) 63 That suggests he's routinely out after dark, a night worker, mole-catcher, woodman, gamekeeper, that kind of job. 2005 Northern Echo 5 Sept. 8/2 Harry Addison was reckoned to be one of the finest mole catchers the North-East has ever seen. 2. slang. The vagina. Cf. mole n.³ 8. Now rare (archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina quaintc1330 quivera1382 tailc1390 mousetrapc1500 cunnigar1550 placket1595 buttonhole1600 bumble broth1602 touch-hole1602 case1606 keyhole1607 vagina1612 nicka1625 nunquam satis1633 lock1640 twat1656 cockpit1658 Whitechapel portion?1695 tuzzy-muzzy1710 niche1749 can1772 bumbo1774 fuckhole1893 jelly roll1895 mole-catcher1896 manhole1916 vag1967 stank1980 pum-pum1983 punani1987 1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 330/1 Molecatcher, the female pudendum. 1980 E. Jong Fanny i. xv. 120 Madam Fanny... D'ye know what that means in the Vulgar Tongue?.. A Masterpiece, a Milkpail, a Moneybox, a Mole-Catcher, [etc.]. 3. A counter-espionage operative employed to detect moles (mole n.³ 3b). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > counter-espionage > [noun] > catching of spies > one who undertakes spy-catcher1952 mole-catcher1980 1980 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 39 Mrs Thatcher's mole-catcher, the Mr Bingham of Epsom who is supposed to be plugging the leaks in Whitehall. 1986 Guardian 5 Dec. 11/8 Prime Ministers were not necessarily overjoyed when the efforts of their mole catchers proved successful. The lurid publicity of a spy trial could be embarrassing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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