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
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
But Walt, who had sunk his fortune into this $17 million mousehole, was not done wheeling and dreaming.
From Time Magazine Archive
George meantime went down cellar and hunted around to see if he could find the other entrance to the mousehole.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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