mousehole

[ mous-hohl ]

noun
  1. the burrow of a mouse.

  2. the entrance to a mouse's burrow.

  1. a small hole resembling this.

Origin of mousehole

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at mouse, hole

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How to use mousehole in a sentence

  • But Tom ran about amongst the furrows, and at last slipped into an old mouse-hole.

    Grimms' Fairy Tales | The Brothers Grimm
  • Whenever I stirred she stopped her chattering and leaned toward me, and watched me like a cat over a mouse-hole.

    In the Fog | Richard Harding Davis
  • The King smiled at the opening in the tart; though vast, it hardly showed more than a mouse hole in the monstrous wall.

  • Quick, who had been watching the mouse hole all the while, gave a sharp bark and pounced on something.

    Citizen Bird | Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
  • I should be afrade tew buy a house that hadnt a mouse-hole in it.