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Webster 1913 Edition
Mousing
Mous′ing
,Adj.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
“Mousing saints.” L’Estrange.
Mous′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of hunting mice.
2.
(Naut.)
A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.
3.
A ratchet movement in a loom.
Mousing hook
, a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.