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Mouse·hole

Today it means: A hole through which a mouse enters a room. Full definition →

Middle English mosse hole

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Middle English · inherited frommosse hole
English todaymousehole

From Middle English mosse hole, mowse hole; equivalent to mouse + hole.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.