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smeuse

smeuse noun: a hole made in a hedge by the passing of a hare or other animal.

Noun

smeuse (plural smeuses)

  1. A hole made in a hedge by the passing of a hare or other animal.
    • There is usually a comfortable hole in one corner, which the old hands know as readily as a hare does a smeuse.1878, Edward Pennell-Elmhirst, The hunting countries of England, a guide, by Brooksby, page 57
    • A few spots of Renardine dropped in a smeuse or gateway will prevent hares passing through. Gate netting and snaring are impossible where this is done.1927, Nicholas Everitt, Ernest Ivens Watson, Shots from a lawyer's gun, page 311

Forms of smeuse

pluralsmeuses

Questions about smeuse

What does smeuse mean?
Smeuse means a hole made in a hedge by the passing of a hare or other animal.
What part of speech is smeuse?
Smeuse is a noun.
What is the plural of smeuse?
The plural of smeuse is smeuses.

Words near smeuse in the dictionary

  1. smetannik
  2. Smethport
  3. Smethurst
  4. Smethwick
  5. Smets
  6. smeuse
  7. smeuses
  8. smew
  9. smews
  10. smex
  11. smexier

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