Mous"ing (?), a.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
"
Mousing saints."
L'Estrange.
© Webster 1913.
Mous"ing, n.
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.
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