mowdie
/ˈmaʊdi/ /ˈməʊdi/Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern )
noun
The Eurasian mole, Talpa europaea.
- Recorded earliest in compounds..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Session Book Hutton Parish. Shortened from mowdiewarp, variant of mouldwarp.
- materia medica
- materia prima
- materia subtilis
- materiate
- materiel
- mater lectionis
- maternal
- maternal deprivation
- maternal effect
- maternal inheritance
- maternalise
- maternalism
- maternalist
- maternalistic
- maternality
- maternalize
- maternally
- maternalness
- maternise
- maternity
- maternity benefit
- maternity hospital
- maternity jacket
- maternity leave
- maternity unit