Mousing
Mousing , adjective
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
Mousing saints.
Mousing , noun
1.
The act of hunting mice.
2.
(Nautical) 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.
Collocations (1)
Mousing hook , a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.