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Mousing
(gcide) | Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moused; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mousing.]
1. To watch for and catch mice.
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2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry
about, on the lookout for something.
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Mousing
(gcide) | Mousing \Mous"ing\, a.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing
saints." --L'Estrange.
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Mousing
(gcide) | Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
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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.
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3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
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Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
unhooking.
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Mousing hook
(gcide) | Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
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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.
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3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
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Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
unhooking.
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