Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole where mice enter or pass, or so small that nothing larger than a mouse may pass in or out; a very small inlet or outlet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.
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Examples
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An offshore company called Mousehole recently bought stakes in two Hertha Berlin players and Klaus-Michael Kühne is said to have paid €12.5m for stakes in the rights of five Hamburg players.
Premier League and Ligue 1 to lobby Uefa over third‑party ownership 2011
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Under the guidance of our friend, who of course acted as leader, we now passed on to the famous place known as Mousehole, a picturesque village in a shady hollow, with St. Clement's Island a little way out to sea in front.
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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If you're after a cottage in popular fishing towns such as Mousehole and Newlyn, West Cornwall Cottage Holidays is a good bet.
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"We felt guilty about having a meal, in a pub in Mousehole, on the arthouse budget," she said.
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In homage to fisherman Tom Bawcock – said to have saved 16th-century residents from starvation with his bountiful, between-storms catch – this annual jolly sees local youngsters brandishing nautical lanterns, and also coincides with Mousehole Harbour's lights display; look out for the sea serpent and Celtic cross.
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I have a book recommendation for you to read to him, Antonia Barber's The Mousehole Cat.
Weekly Catchup Nalini Singh 2007
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Guess I'll make it Mousehole tomorrow ..... previous - next
roland Diary Entry roland 2005
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I'll flea him Alive, follow me, I'll not leave a Mousehole unsearch'd; if I find him, by St. _Jago_, I'll Equip him for the _Opera.
The Busie Body Susanna Centlivre
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King of Prussia reached West Cornwall, a Mousehole man exclaimed,
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She is positive, however, that there is neither in Mousehole, nor in any other part of the county, any other person who knows anything of it, or at least can converse in it.
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