·noun The act of hunting mice.
II. Mousing ·noun A ratchet movement in a loom.
III. Mousing ·adj Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
IV. Mousing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Mouse.
V. Mousing ·noun 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.