Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MOLE, n.³ [D. mol; G. maulwurf, mold-warp; Sw. mullsork, mullvad or mull-warpel; Dan. muldvarp.]

A small animal of the genus Talpa, which, in search of worms or other insects, forms a road just under the surface of the ground, raising the soil into a little ridge; from which circumstance it is called a mold-warp, or mold-turner. The mole has very small eyes. – Ray. Learn of the mole to plow, the worm to weave. – Pope.