Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Mu’sits or Musets.

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Musido’ra.

Musket

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

Mu’sits or Musets.

Gaps in a hedge; places through which a hare makes his way to escape the hounds.

“The many musits through the which he goes

Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes.”

Shakespeare: Venus and Adonis.

The passing of the hare through these gaps is termed musing. The word is from musse (old French), a little hole.

Musido’ra.

Musket

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