Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
mole-hill .
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Examples
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"How you scold me, just for a little pinch of dust!" replied Reine, turning as red as a cherry as she threw the remainder of the handful which she had taken from a mole-heap close by them.
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I whistled to Bob, who was investigating a mole-heap in the paddock, and set off in the direction of the village of Up Lyme to consult
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'You're making a mountain out of a mole-heap,' was the confirmatory remark that came from Thomas.
Born in Exile George Gissing 1880
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While they were looking for him, out popped his head from the mole-heap again, with the words, --
Cross Purposes and The Shadows George MacDonald 1864
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The court happened to be held in an open forest-glade of smooth turf, upon which there was just one mole-heap.
Cross Purposes and The Shadows George MacDonald 1864
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As soon as the Queen had given her permission to Peaseblossom, up through the mole-heap came the head of a goblin, which cried out, --
Cross Purposes and The Shadows George MacDonald 1864
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"How you scold me, just for a little pinch of dust!" replied Reine, turning as red as a cherry as she threw the remainder of the handful which she had taken from a mole-heap close by them.
Gerfaut — Complete Charles de Bernard 1827
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