mousehole

[ mous-hohl ]

/ ˈmaʊsˌhoʊl /

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noun

the burrow of a mouse.

the entrance to a mouse's burrow.

a small hole resembling this.

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Origin of mousehole

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

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.
The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories|Various
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.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw