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moudiewart

moudiewart noun: a mole (burrowing rodent).

Noun

moudiewart (plural moudiewarts)

  1. (Scotland) A mole (burrowing rodent).
    • My faith, he's as black as a craw, and as sleek as a moudiewart.1828, M. Corbett, Tales and Legends - Volume 1, page 62
    • It's an unyearthly kind of trade, turning night intil day, and working like moudiewarts in the dark, when decent folks are in their beds sleeping—And so, as I was saying, ye see, it happened ae Sunday night that a chap cam to the back door; and the mistress too heard it.1853, David Macbeth Moir, The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith, page 96

Forms of moudiewart

pluralmoudiewarts
alternative formmoudiewark

Questions about moudiewart

What does moudiewart mean?
Moudiewart means a mole (burrowing rodent).
What part of speech is moudiewart?
Moudiewart is a noun.
What is the plural of moudiewart?
The plural of moudiewart is moudiewarts.

Words near moudiewart in the dictionary

  1. mouchrabiehs
  2. moudiewark
  3. moudiewarks
  4. moudiewarp
  5. moudiewarps
  6. moudiewart
  7. moudiewarts
  8. moudiewort
  9. moudieworts
  10. moudiwarp
  11. moudiwort

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