mouseshipn.
/ˈmaʊsʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmaʊ(s)ˌʃɪp/ rare.† 2. The condition of being a mouse. Obsolete.
1. humorous. With preceding possessive adjective: a mock title of respect given to a mouse.
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1702 J. Tutchin Mouse grown Rat 15 My Mouseship had not a Hole to creep into.
1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. xvii. 232 Are you a mouse..? Yes, I suppose you are... I wish your mouseship a good night.
a1896 M. A. Dodge Chips, Fragments & Vestiges 62 Strange that his mouseship Had no adviser Who could have counselled him To have been wiser!
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1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. 65 Debates..concerning the comparative value..of a possible Angelship and a present Mouseship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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