\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.