GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mouse , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mousing .]
   To watch for and catch mice.
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   To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.
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   Mousing , a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. “Mousing saints.”  
   L'Estrange.
   
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   Mousing, n.
   The act of hunting mice.
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   (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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   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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