Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mole"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Mole
Heb. tinshameth (Lev. 11:30), probably signifies some species of
lizard (rendered in R.V., "chameleon"). In Lev. 11:18, Deut.
14:16, it is rendered, in Authorized Version, "swan" (R.V.,
"horned owl").
The Heb. holed (Lev. 11:29), rendered "weasel," was probably
the mole-rat. The true mole (Talpa Europoea) is not found in
Palestine. The mole-rat (Spalax typhlus) "is twice the size of
our mole, with no external eyes, and with only faint traces
within of the rudimentary organ; no apparent ears, but, like the
mole, with great internal organs of hearing; a strong, bare
snout, and with large gnawing teeth; its colour a pale slate;
its feet short, and provided with strong nails; its tail only
rudimentary."
In Isa. 2:20, this word is the rendering of two words _haphar
peroth_, which are rendered by Gesenius "into the digging of
rats", i.e., rats' holes. But these two Hebrew words ought
probably to be combined into one (lahporperoth) and translated
"to the moles", i.e., the rat-moles. This animal "lives in
underground communities, making large subterranean chambers for
its young and for storehouses, with many runs connected with
them, and is decidedly partial to the loose debris among ruins
and stone-heaps, where it can form its chambers with least
trouble."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mole \Mole\, n. [AS. m[=a]l; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf.
{Mail} a spot.]
1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
[Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human
body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which
commonly issue one or more hairs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mole \Mole\, n. [L. mola.]
A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated
in the uterus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mole \Mole\, n. [F. m[^o]le, L. moles. Cf. {Demolish},
{Emolument}, {Molest}.]
A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones,
etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line
or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend
from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a
harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or
from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See
{Moldwarp}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpid[ae]}.
They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large
and strong fore feet.
Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa
Europ[ae]a}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The
common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata})
have similar habits.
Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two
unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole
rat.
2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground
drains. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mole \Mole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Moling}.]
1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as,
to mole the earth.
2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mole
n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the
basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the
System International d'Unites [syn: {gram molecule}, {mol}]
2: a spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: {counterspy}]
3: (Mexican) spicy sauce often containing chocolate
4: a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
5: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from
shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[syn: {breakwater}, {groin}, {groyne}, {bulwark}, {seawall},
{jetty}]
6: small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and
fossorial forefeet
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