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fieldmouse
/ ˈfiːldˌmaʊs /
noun
- any nocturnal mouse of the genus Apodemus , inhabiting woods, fields, and gardens of the Old World: family Muridae . They have yellowish-brown fur and feed on fruit, vegetables, seeds, etc
- a former name for vole 1
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Not a sound broke the silence, for the sea-gulls had vanished with the sunshine, and not even a fieldmouse stirred in the bracken.
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Obadiah was the one they was leery of, so Weaver put Fieldmouse in the race and told Murphy to take care of you.
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"'At Fieldmouse is sutny a goin' fool when 'ey bet stable money on huh," said he.
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The Fieldmouse money was beginning to pour into the ring, and the block men were busy with their erasers.
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You are as demure as a fieldmouse, but I know those big eyes of yours have taken our measures by this time.
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