mousie

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noun

A rat-tailed maggot used as bait.

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Meanings

nounmousie (plural mousies)

plural mousies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”).

    But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, / In proving foresight may be vain:

    1785, Robert Burns, To A Mouse
  2. fishingA rat-tailed maggot used as bait.

Origin

From mouse + -ie.

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APA

mousie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousie

MLA

“mousie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mousie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousie.

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