mousehole

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from English mouse (computing) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).

Origin

English

hole

Gloss

miserable place, a hollow

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

airhole English
antihole English
antimouse English
armhole English
arrow-hole English
arsehole English
asshole English
beanhole English
blasthole English
blockhole English
blowhole English
bolt-hole English
bolthole English
bootyhole English
borehole English
bullethole English
bumhole English
bunghole English
butthole English
cakehole English
cathole English
chuckhole English
churchmouse English
coal hole English
cockhole English
corehole English
cornhole English
crabhole English
craphole English
creephole English
creepmouse English
cubbyhole English
cumhole English
cyberhole English
demouse English
denehole English
dickhole English
dihole English
doghole English
downhole English
dreamhole English
driphole English
dusthole English
earhole English
earthhole English
eyehole English
farthole English
feedhole English
fingerhole English
firehole English
flindermouse English
flittermouse English
foothole English
foxhole English
fuckhole English
funkhole English
gully-hole English
hand-hole English
handhole English
hawsehole English
hole English
hole saw English
hole up English
holeable English
holeful English
holeless English
holelike English
holeproof English
holepunch English
holer English
holeshot English
holey English
holon English
jaw-hole English
keyhole English
kneehole English
knothole English
knuckerhole English
lamphole English
leghole English
lughole English
maintenance hole English
manhole English
microhole English
micromouse English
minihole English
mouse English
mouse-ear English
mouseable English
mousebird English
mouseclick English
mousedom English
mousefall English
mousefish English
mousefucker English
mouseholing English
mousehood English
mousekin English
mousekind English
mouseless English
mouselike English
mouseling English
mouselook English
mouseness English
mouseover English
mousepad English
mousepox English
mouseprint English
mouseproof English
mouser English
mousery English
mousesicle English
mousetail English
mousetrap English
mousework English
mousie English
mousy English
mudhole English
multihole English
nanohole English
nonmouse English
nosehole English
oarhole English
oncomouse English
outhole English
peehole English
peephole English
pesthole English
photohole English
piehole English
pigeonhole English
pinhole English
pisshole English
plughole English
poophole English
pophole English
porthole English
posthole English
pothole English
premouse English
pritchel hole English
pukehole English
pussyhole English
quasihole English
rathole English
reremouse English
ringhole English
rockhole English
roothole English
rudderhole English
scumhole English
seamouse English
shakehole English
shithole English
shothole English
shrewmouse English
sighthole English
sinkhole English
sleazehole English
slimehole English
smokehole English
snowhole English
spouthole English
spyhole English
stakehole English
stinkhole English
stokehole English
stumphole English
suckhole English
supermouse English
tailhole English
taphole English
thumbhole English
traphole English
underhole English
uphole English
venthole English
water mouse English
waterhole English
weephole English
wellhole English
woodhole English
woodmouse English
wormhole English
Maus German
Mouse German
Onanie German
mouse Italian
mouse Spanish, Castilian
mouse Portuguese
hole Middle English
mous Middle English
muso Esperanto
maus Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
mouse Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
เมาส์ Thai
მაუსი Georgian
mouse Chinese
mausi Swahili
마우스 Korean
মাউস Bengali
হোল Bengali
hul Tok Pisin
olo Sranan Tongo
ମାଉସ Oriya