THE MOLE

A small, essentially blind, burrowing creature, the mole was also known in the British Isles as mouldywarp, a name echoed in other Germanic languages such as German (Maulwürfe), and Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic (muldvarp, mullvad, moldvarpa where the muld/mull/mold part of the word means soil and the varp/vad/varpa part is a descendant of the old-Nordic word for throw, hence "one who throws soil" or "dirt tosser".

The mole is the guardian of the underground. Because their saliva contains a toxin that can paralyze earthworms (their principal diet), moles are able to store their still living prey for later consumption. A symbol of efficiency and protection. Male moles are called boars, females are called sows. A group of moles is called a labour.

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MORTAR & PESTLE

A vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle. The bearers were Knights of the Pestle and Mortar; Apothecaries or druggists, whose chief instrument is the pestle and mortar, used in compounding medicines.

HUNTING-HORN

A signal horn used in the chase. Denotes one who is fond of high pursuits. A Symbol of dominion over the wild, the hunt, the chase, and the forest, the hunting horn often was also representative of the noble class. The Fox hunt in particular, comes to mind, where it was used to announce a hunter's position and to signal hunting dogs. The hunting horn is also a religious symbol, as Gabriel, the archangel blows one, while hunting the Unicorn.

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