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Mouse Mouse (mous), n.; pl. Mice (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf. Muscle, Musk.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Murid[ae]. The common house mouse ({Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American {white-footed mouse}, or {deer mouse} ({Peromyscus leucopus}, formerly {Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, {Meadow mouse}, under Meadow, and {Harvest mouse}, under Harvest. [1913 Webster]

2. (Naut.) (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping. (b) Same as 2d Mousing, 2. [1913 Webster]

3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

5. A match used in firing guns or blasting. [1913 Webster]

{Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under Field, Flying, etc.

{Mouse bird} (Zo["o]l.), a coly.

{Mouse deer} (Zo["o]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.

{Mouse galago} (Zo["o]l.), a very small West American galago ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.

{Mouse hawk}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A hawk that devours mice. (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.

{Mouse lemur} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus Chirogaleus, found in Madagascar.

{Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also {mouse buttock}. [1913 Webster]

Mouse Mouse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moused; p. pr. & vb. n. Mousing.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. [1913 Webster]

2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. [1913 Webster]

Mouse Mouse, v. t. 1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] ``[Death] mousing the flesh of men. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. (Naut.) To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

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Bible Dictionary

Mouse
(the corn-eater). The name of this animal occurs in (leviticus11:29; 1 samuel 6:4,5; isaiah 66:17) The Hebrew word is in allprobability generic, and is not intended to denote anyparticular species of mouse. The original word denotes afield-ravager, and may therefore comprehend any destructiverodent. Tristram found twenty-three species of mice inPalestine. It is probable that in (1 samuel 6:5) the expression"the mice that mar the land" includes and more particularlyrefers to the short-tailed field-mice (arvicola agrestis,flem.), which cause great destruction to the corn-lands ofSyria.