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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.