meuse
meuse Lexical Profile
meuse Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A major European river that rises in northeastern France, flows through Belgium and the Netherlands, and drains into the North Sea.
British A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, or dense undergrowth through which a wild animal, especially a hare or rabbit, customarily passes.
"The poacher set his snare precisely at the meuse where the hare was known to cross the hedgerow."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized as 'Meuse', the word refers to a major European river (known in Dutch as the Maas). In its lowercase form, it is an archaic or highly specialized hunting term for a gap in a hedge.
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a geographic name, it derives from Latin 'Mosa', likely of Celtic origin. As a hunting term, it comes from Middle English 'meuse', borrowed from Old French 'muce' (a hiding place), from the verb 'mucier' (to hide).
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