mouse-dun
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mouse-dun
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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Her mount was a spirited, mouse-dun mustang, with crop-ears, a roached mane, and the back markings of a mule.
From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various
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