Molecast
/ˈməʊl.kɑːst/noun
A mound of loose earth thrown up by a burrowing mole.
Did you know?Historically, molecasts were useful clues to farmers and gardeners because each fresh mound revealed where a mole had recently tunneled beneath the soil.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
Old English
mold
“Loose earth or soil”
Middle English
Middle English
mole
“A small burrowing mammal; the modern animal word developed alongside older forms such as moldewarp”
Middle English
Middle English
casten
“To throw, put, or cause to fall”
17th–18th Century
English
mole-cast
“A heap or mound of soil thrown up by a mole”
Modern English
English
molecast
“A mole’s mound of freshly excavated earth”