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mouldies

mouldies is the plural of mouldy.

Meaning of mouldy

Noun

mouldy (plural mouldies)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) A torpedo.
    • I knew something of gunnery once, but now I'm on the shelf. I myself would risk the mouldies and fight at close quarters—we have the legs of Fritz and could choose our own range—but in-fighting means tremendous risks, and the dear stupid old public would howl for my head if the corresponding losses...2021, Bennet Copplestone, The Silent Watchers: England's Navy during the Great War

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Questions about mouldies

What is mouldies the plural of?
Mouldies is the plural of mouldy.

Words near mouldies in the dictionary

  1. mouldest
  2. mouldeth
  3. mouldic
  4. mouldically
  5. mouldier
  6. mouldies
  7. mouldiest
  8. mouldily
  9. mouldiness
  10. moulding
  11. moulding cocklebread

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