mousehole

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mousehole^¹

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

noun mouseholes · mouse-hole

A hole through which a mouse enters a room.
Any small hole or opening.
The storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed.

Mousehole^²

/ˈmaʊzəl/ US, UK

Rhymes with -aʊzəl

proper noun

A village and fishing port in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4726).

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noun hole through which a mouse enters a room

Español	ratonera
한국어	쥐구멍 jwigumeong
日本語	鼠穴 nezumiana, ネズミ穴 nezumiana
中文	鼠穴 shǔxué
Français	trou de souris
Deutsch	Mauseloch, Mäuseloch
Русский	мыши́ная но́рка myšínaja nórka, мыши́ная нора́ myšínaja norá

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@misc{mousehole_2026,
  title = {mousehole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mousehole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}