atw: Addendum to: Oh no, not 'mouses' again! (on behalf of Petra) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Sorry, I omitted the last part of Petra's post:]

> SOED (4th Ed.) shows the
> following:

> mouse, Pl. mice, in sense 4 *also* mouses
> Sense 4: Any of various objects regarded as resembling a mouse in shape
> or appearance; spec. (b) 'Computing' a small hand-held device moved over
> a flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a cursor or arrow
> on a VDU, usu. Having fingertip controls for selecting a function or
> entering a command.

and

> Macquariedictionary (revised 3rd Edition): 

> /mows/ noun, plural mice /muys/; *also* for defs 5 and 6 mouses
> /'mowsuhz/.
[5 and 6 are the computer-related definitions]

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