mousehole

[mous-hohl]

noun

1. the burrow of a mouse.

2. the entrance to a mouse's burrow.

3. a small hole resembling this.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mousehole¹

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

Example Sentences

The large adult whale was spotted offshore in Cornwall's Mounts Bay, between Mousehole and Newlyn, on Easter Sunday.

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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.

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The Solomon Browne lifeboat, based at Penlee, near Mousehole, set off in horrendous conditions and hurricane-force winds after the alarm was raised.

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Our eight extremely brave, & selfless @RNLI lifeboatmen, all sons of Mousehole, who made the ultimate sacrifice on 19 December 1981.

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Tributes will include the village of Mousehole's Christmas lights being switched off, with a single cross on an island off the harbour remaining lit.

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