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fieldmouse

/ ˈfiːldˌmaʊs /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a former name for vole 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Obadiah was the one they was leery of, so Weaver put Fieldmouse in the race and told Murphy to take care of you.

"'At Fieldmouse is sutny a goin' fool when 'ey bet stable money on huh," said he.

The Fieldmouse money was beginning to pour into the ring, and the block men were busy with their erasers.

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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