Definition of mousing

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Mouse
• a. - 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.