mousing

Mous"ing, a. Defn: Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange. Mous"ing, n. 1. The act of hunting mice. 2. (Naut.) Defn: 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.

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