mousing

[MousĀ·ing]

A small rodent with a pointy face, rounded ears, and a long tail is called a mouse. A mouse may be kept as a pet, or it may be an uninvited guest in your home.

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Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mouse

a.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

n.
The act of hunting mice.

n.
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.

n.
A ratchet movement in a loom.


Mousing

Mous"ing , a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange.

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.

Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

The act of hunting mice.

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