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Where does “mousehole” come from?

mousehole (English) comes from Middle English mosse hole.

mousehole (English): A hole through which a mouse enters a room; Any...

Definitions

  1. A hole through which a mouse enters a room; Any...

Ancestry of “mousehole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmosse hole—

Words derived from “mousehole”

  • mouseholing
Every word from Middle English mosse hole →