What is to tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] "[Death] mousing the flesh of men." Shak called?
mouse — To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] "[Death] mousing the flesh of men." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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