Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hunting for mice.
- noun A mouser; one who watches or pursues, as a cat does a mouse.
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Examples
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Violet, overcome with the fatigue of a recent mouse-hunt, went to sleep on the sofa; the younger ones busied themselves with their crochet and net-work; and Miss Paulina, saying she was going to call on a neighbour, with her best lace-bordered handkerchief in her hand, sallied forth and took her way towards the forest.
The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg Second Edition Unknown
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Lady Cap. Ay, you have been a mouse-hunt in your time;
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And my cat's promise of good luck fell in so exactly with my own confident hopes -- which were rising strongly as the time for testing them got close at hand -- that I hugged him tight to me very lovingly, and on my side promised that within another month or two he should stretch his legs in a mouse-hunt on dry land!
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I made sure Girl was watching, in case she didn’t know how to mouse-hunt, then selected a mouse that was crouching in the tall grass, sniffing the air.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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I made sure Girl was watching, in case she didn’t know how to mouse-hunt, then selected a mouse that was crouching in the tall grass, sniffing the air.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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I made sure Girl was watching, in case she didn’t know how to mouse-hunt, then selected a mouse that was crouching in the tall grass, sniffing the air.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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a mouse-hunt, so the Enchanter paid no attention to her and fell asleep once more.
The Firelight Fairy Book Henry Beston 1928
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