mole-catcher
/ˈməʊlˌkatʃə/noun
1A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, especially as a general term of abuse.
- As a general term of abuse, compare spider-catcher..
2 Slang. The vagina. Compare mole. Now rare ( archaic ).
3A counter-espionage operative employed to detect moles.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet. From mole + catcher.
- go to show (or prove)
- go to sleep
- go to smash
- go to someone's head
- go to the devil!
- go to the dogs
- go to the mat
- go to the pack
- go to the stake for
- go to the wall
- go to the wars
- go to town
- go to war
- go to waste
- gotta
- gotten
- GOTV
- gouache
- open traverse
- open-tread
- Open University
- open up
- open vegetation
- open verdict
- open ward