moldwarp
noun
mold·warp
ˈmōlˌdwȯrp
variants or moldiwarp
-ldiˌw-
plural -s
1
dialectal, British : a European mole (Talpa europaea)
2
dialectal : a stupid or shiftless person
the old man … a shambling moldwarp
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English moldewerp, moldewarp, moldywarp, molwarp; akin to Old Saxon moldwerp mole, Middle Dutch moldewerp, Middle High German multwerf, moltwerf; all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose 1st constituent is represented by English mold entry 1 and whose 2d constituent is akin to Old English weorpan to throw