Etymology
Origin of mousehole
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at mouse, hole
Example Sentences
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If a bumblebee nests in a house, she said, that is due to a "lack of nesting resources in the natural environment" as they usually favour underground nests in grassland or even an old mousehole.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023
In this case, according to the challengers, Congress hid quite an elephant — a provision that even they agree would gut the law — in a five-word mousehole.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2015
Weeks later, a servant spied a pearl in a mousehole, scrabbled about until all were recovered.
From Time Magazine Archive
While even Union sympathizers were being jailed by the military in unhappy Baltimore, the Government watched the Sun like a cat at a mousehole.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It is quite possible that the mousehole branches and twists about, and that he has lost his way.”
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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