mousing

Definitions

1. 1.The act of hunting mice.
2. 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. 3.A ratchet movement in a loom. Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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