I think it is now time for our Cornish brethren to explain to our American cousins how to pronounce “Mousehole” (not actually a technique for making it difficult to find the way – just the result of centuries of usage).
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Semantics?
Mousehole: An opening in the wall through which small rodents enter and exit. See Potter, Beatrix.
Mousehole: A village near Penzance, Cornwall, where pirates once gamboled. See Major General (Modern)
Masshole: A resident of Massachusetts visiting Maine. See Proctology, Automotive (Turn Signals, misuse of).