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mousing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr & vb n. {Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about on the lookout for something From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mousing \Mous"ing\, a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. ``Mousing saints.'' --L'Estrange. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mousing \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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