Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A rearmouse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun heraldry A
bat (flying mammal)
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is another gorgeous series for a wet afternoon, or for anytime really. reremouse was one of the highlights of 2005 for me.
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Does the freaky mind control thingy on reremouse in the hope of more soon ….
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No more snakes and ladders by tabaqui and reremouse
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I also defy anyone to like Buffy in this story, although you might feel a bit sorry for her if you're feeling charitable! reremouse has S6 resurrected Buffy using and abusing both Xander and Spike.
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Presently, sweetened by distance, would be heard the wild weird song of lads and lasses, driving or rather pelting, through the gloaming their sheep and goats; and the measured chant of the spearsmen gravely stalking behind their charge, the camels; mingled with bleating of the flocks and the bellowing of the humpy herds; while the reremouse flitted overhead with his tiny shriek, and the rave of the jackal resounded through deepening glooms, and — most musical of music — the palm trees answered the whispers of the night breeze with the softest tones of falling water.
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Presently, sweetened by distance, would be heard the wild weird song of lads and lasses, driving or rather pelting, through the gloaming their sheep and goats; and the measured chant of the spearsmen gravely stalking behind their charge, the camels; mingled with bleating of the flocks and the bellowing of the humpy herds; while the reremouse flitted overhead with his tiny shriek, and the rave of the jackal resounded through deepening glooms, and -- most musical of music -- the palm trees answered the whispers of the night breeze with the softest tones of falling water.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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My normal boy of choice, Xander also has a small and pretty tragic part as Angelus bait who is turned into a vampire whore by the soldier boys, but even with this amount of hurt, there is still the possibility of love ... reremouse I was so hooked I re-read it three times in as many days.
qms commented on the word reremouse
I have a most baffling spouse.
She tolerates mice in the house
But will throw a conniption
And require eviction
Of even the nicest reremouse.
In addition to bat see also flittermouse and flindermouse.
October 20, 2014