shrew-mouse

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SHREW'-MOUSE, noun A small animal resembling a mouse, but belong to the genus Sorex; an animal that burrowl i the ground, feeding on corn, insects, etc. It is a harmless animal.
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