churchmouse
nounEtymology From church + mouse; from the simile poor as a church mouse.
1
A mouse living in a church; used in similes to suggest a very poor person.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
noun
Etymology From church + mouse; from the simile poor as a church mouse.
A mouse living in a church; used in similes to suggest a very poor person.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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