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Webster 1913 Edition

Mousehole

Mouse′holeˊ

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Noun.

A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.

Definition 2024

mousehole

mousehole

English

A mousehole on a drilling rig.

Noun

mousehole ‎(plural mouseholes)

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

Translations

hole through which a mouse enters a room

Chinese:

Cantonese: 鼠穴 ‎(syu² jyut⁶)

Mandarin: 鼠穴 (zh) ‎(shu3 xue4)
French: trou de souris m
German: Mauseloch n, Mäuseloch n

Japanese: 鼠穴 ‎(ねずみあな, nezumiana), ネズミ穴 ‎(nezumiana)
Korean: 쥐구멍 (ko) ‎(jwigumeong)
Russian: мыши́ная но́рка f ‎(myšínaja nórka), мыши́ная нора́ f ‎(myšínaja norá)
Spanish: ratonera f

storage area on a drilling rig