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.