mousie

English

Etymology

From mouse +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mousie (plural mousies)

1. Alternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”).
   • 1785, Robert Burns, To A Mouse:

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

2. (fishing) A rat-tailed maggot used as bait.

Translations

(diminutive or childish) mouse — see mousekin