Mousing /(?)/

Mous·ing

Mousing

a.
  1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.

Mousing

n.
  1. The act of hunting mice.
  2. 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. (Naut.)
  3. A ratchet movement in a loom.

Phrases & Compounds
Mousing hook
a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.