While ultimately obscure, some think gopher, first attested in the early 1800s, comes from the Louisiana French gaufre, “honeycomb” or “waffle,” describing the structure of their burrows. Gaufre may in turn be from a Frankish word related to the Dutch wafel, source of waffle.
m ∫ r ∫
Mashed Radish 
Rattlesnakes will share their quarters with them so they must be neighborly little rascals.
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