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  • I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • All the food was stored out of sight in a closed and mouse-proof cupboard.

    Owlsight Lackey, Mercedes 1998

  • The whole thing is a cunning wooden bread-airing device, and positively mouse-proof.

    The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981

  • On this loft there is a bin for storing the good corn intended for meal, and mouse-proof boxes for preserving seed corn on the ear until planting time.

    The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Robert Elliott Flickinger

  • After the pit has been made or the box or barrel has been set into the ground and filled with vegetables, it should be covered first with a piece of burlap or carpet, then with a mouse-proof board cover and finally with straw or similar material.

    Every Step in Canning Grace Viall Gray

  • All the envelopes should be collected, placed in a mouse-proof box, and stored in a cool, dry place until time to plant in the spring.

    Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Ontario. Ministry of Education

  • Those that are mouse-proof and insect-proof are essential to a well-kept pantry.

    Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education

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