MOLDWRAP


Meaning of MOLDWRAP in English

ˈmōlˌdwȯrp noun

or mold·i·warp -ldiˌw-

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English moldewerp, moldewarp, moldywarp, molwarp; akin to Old Saxon moldwerp mole, Middle Dutch moldewerp, Middle High German multwerf, moltwerf; all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose 1st constituent is represented by English mold (I) and whose 2d constituent is akin to Old English weorpan to throw — more at warp

1. dialect Britain : a European mole ( Talpa europaea )

2. dialect : a stupid or shiftless person

the old man … a shambling moldwrap — Maristan Chapman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.