Mousie

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”). alt-of, alternative

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

  2. 2
    A rat-tailed maggot used as bait.

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mouseyabstruseacierafraidashenashy

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

Etymology

From mouse + -ie.

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