Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal form of
mold .
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Examples
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As long as a man is at work it's all right with the women; they can stand to see him delve till he drops, but the minit he wants to have a little fun, why, they begin to mowl about it.
The Jucklins A Novel Opie Percival Read 1895
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With these it is a hollow phantasmagory, where like mimes they mope and mowl, and utter false sounds for hire; but with thee it is frightful earnest.
The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838
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