smeuse

plural smeuses

1. A hole made in a hedge by the passing of a hare or other animal.

   There is usually a comfortable hole in one corner, which the old hands know as readily as a hare does a smeuse.

   1878, Edward Pennell-Elmhirst, The hunting countries of England, a guide, by Brooksby, page 57

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   A few spots of Renardine dropped in a smeuse or gateway will prevent hares passing through. Gate netting and snaring are impossible where this is done.

   1927, Nicholas Everitt, Ernest Ivens Watson, Shots from a lawyer's gun, page 311