Mousing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical A binding or metal shackle around the point and shank of a hook to prevent it from slipping from an eye.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of mouse.
  • 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Mouse-catching; given to catching mice.
  • n. The act of watching for or catching mice.
  • n. Nautical, same as mouse, 6.
  • n. In a loom, a ratchet-movement.
    • Word Usage
    "Ah, not me because I ain't no fooltimer -- I earn some B&B just putting pen to paper aka mousing the PC tap-danzing wit 'thy fingers ...."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prying    meddlesome   
    Verb Stem
    mouse   
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