2. Noun. A type of mole cricket, with scientific name ''Gryllotalpa fossor'', known for its digging abilities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fossor
1. a grave-digger [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossor
Literary usage of Fossor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogi Veteres Librorum Ecclesiae Cathedralis Dunelm: Catalogues of the by Durham Cathedral Library, Beriah Botfield, Hulne abbey Library (1838)
"... per Dominum J. fossor Priorem, ... fossor Prior fuit ab anno 1342 ab 1374 :
Sed iste liber aliquanto anti- ..."
2. Epitaphs of the Catacombs; Or, Christian Inscriptions in Rome During the by James Spencer Northcote (1878)
"Evidence from the inscriptions of the Catacombs to—(i) The hierarchy, pope,
bishop, priest, deacon, exorcist, lector, fossor, ..."
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