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mousehole

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊzəl/
  • rhymes with -aʊzəl
  • CMU ARPABET: M AW1 S HH OW2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A hole through which a mouse enters a room.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any small hole or opening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: oil industry; drilling; oil industry; drilling

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 鼠穴 (syu2 jyut6) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼠穴 (shǔxué) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Finnish: hiirenkolo — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • French: trou de souris — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • German: Mauseloch — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • German: Mäuseloch — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Icelandic: músarhola — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Irish: ábhach luiche — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Japanese: 鼠穴 (nezumiana) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Japanese: ネズミ穴 (nezumiana) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Korean: 쥐구멍 (jwigumeong) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Macedonian: глу́вчарник (glúvčarnik) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Polish: mysia nora — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Russian: мыши́ная но́рка (myšínaja nórka) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Russian: мыши́ная нора́ (myšínaja norá) — hole through which a mouse enters a room
  • Spanish: ratonera — hole through which a mouse enters a room