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I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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I had asked for a mouse-proof attic and there were two, one at each end of the house, both marvelous, both finished rooms fitted with electrical outlets and good lighting.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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All the food was stored out of sight in a closed and mouse-proof cupboard.
Owlsight Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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The whole thing is a cunning wooden bread-airing device, and positively mouse-proof.
The Vatican Rip Gash, Jonathan 1981
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On this loft there is a bin for storing the good corn intended for meal, and mouse-proof boxes for preserving seed corn on the ear until planting time.
The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Robert Elliott Flickinger
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After the pit has been made or the box or barrel has been set into the ground and filled with vegetables, it should be covered first with a piece of burlap or carpet, then with a mouse-proof board cover and finally with straw or similar material.
Every Step in Canning Grace Viall Gray
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All the envelopes should be collected, placed in a mouse-proof box, and stored in a cool, dry place until time to plant in the spring.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Ontario. Ministry of Education
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Those that are mouse-proof and insect-proof are essential to a well-kept pantry.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools Ontario. Ministry of Education
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