Mouse piece

Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,
   AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &
   Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.
   my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf.
   {Muscle}, {Musk}.]
   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
      belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of
      the family {Muridae}. The common house mouse ({Mus
      musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American
      {white-footed mouse}, or {deer mouse} ({Peromyscus
      leucopus}, formerly {Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives
      in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow},
      and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.
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   2. (Naut.)
      (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to
          prevent a running eye from slipping.
      (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.
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   3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.
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   4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]
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   5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
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   {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},
      {Flying}, etc.

   {Mouse bird} (Zool.), a coly.

   {Mouse deer} (Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.

   {Mouse galago} (Zool.), a very small West American galago
      ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a
      mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.

   {Mouse hawk}. (Zool.)
      (a) A hawk that devours mice.
      (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.

   {Mouse lemur} (Zool.), any one of several species of very
      small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in
      Madagascar.

   {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part
      next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;
      -- called also {mouse buttock}.
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