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Definition: Mousing hook
Mousing
\Mous"ing\, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
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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.
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3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
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Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
unhooking.
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