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church mouse

church mouse is the alternative form of churchmouse.

Meaning of churchmouse

Noun

churchmouse (plural churchmice)

  1. A mouse living in a church; used in similes to suggest a very poor person.

Forms of church mouse

pluralchurch mice

Questions about church mouse

What is church mouse the alternative form of?
Church mouse is the alternative form of churchmouse.

Words near church mouse in the dictionary

  1. Church Lawford
  2. Church Lawton
  3. church mice
  4. Church Militant
  5. Church Minshull
  6. church mouse
  7. Church numeral
  8. Church numerals
  9. Church of Christ
  10. Church of Cyprus
  11. church of ease

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