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mousing

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mous·ing  (mouzng)
n. Nautical
A binding or metal shackle around the point and shank of a hook to prevent it from slipping from an eye.
[From mouse, a large mouselike knot on a rope.]
mousing [ˈmaʊzɪŋ]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a lashing, shackle, etc., for closing off a hook to prevent a load from slipping off
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He was short and slender, lithe and catlike in his motions, and had a peering, mousing expression about his keen black eyes, with which every feature of his face seemed sharpened into sympathy; his thin, long nose, ran out as if it was eager to bore into the nature of things in general; his sleek, thin, black hair was stuck eagerly forward, and all his motions and evolutions expressed a dry, cautious acuteness.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
In proportion as they left the point of danger behind them, they relaxed in their rigid and anxious taciturnity, and began to joke at the expense of their enemy; whom they pictured to themselves mousing in the neighborhood of their deserted fire, waiting for the proper time of attack, and preparing for a grand disappointment.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
 
 
 
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