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单词 mole-catcher
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Definition of mole-catcher in English:

mole-catcher

noun ˈməʊlˌkatʃə
  • 1A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, especially as a general term of abuse.

  • 2Slang. The vagina. Compare "mole". Now rare (archaic).

  • 3A counter-espionage operative employed to detect moles.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet. From mole + catcher.

 
 

Definition of mole-catcher in US English:

mole-catcher

nounˈməʊlˌkatʃə
  • 1A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, especially as a general term of abuse.

  • 2Slang. The vagina. Compare "mole". Now rare (archaic).

  • 3A counter-espionage operative employed to detect moles.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tusser (c1524–1580), writer on agriculture and poet. From mole + catcher.

 
 
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