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