Associations to the word «Mousing»
Wiktionary
MOUSING, verb. Present participle of mouse
MOUSING, noun. The act of hunting mice (or similar prey), especially by pouncing on them from above.
MOUSING, noun. (nautical) 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 straightening out.
MOUSING, noun. A ratchet movement in a loom.
MOUSING, adjective. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
MOUSING HOOK, noun. A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
MOUSING HOOKS, noun. Plural of mousing hook
MOUSING OVER, verb. Present participle of mouse over
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.