Meaning

1 senses
  1. A mouse living in a church; used in similes to suggest a very poor person.

Origin

From church + mouse; from the simile poor as a church mouse.

From church + mouse; from the simile poor as a church mouse.

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Forms

plural: churchmice

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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