Moudiewart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Moudiewart is a noun meaning (Scotland) A mole (burrowing rodent).
Meaning
(Scotland) A mole (burrowing rodent).
Example Sentences
My faith, he's as black as a craw, and as sleek as a moudiewart.
O gin my sons were moudiewarts To hide into the earth, O gin my head lay in the mools Ere I had gien them birth !
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.
Word Forms
- moudiewarts
- moudiewark
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moudiewark, moudiewort, moudiwort, moudiewarp, moudiwarp, mouser.
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