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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
[1913 Webster]
Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
unhooking.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
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.
3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
unhooking.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
mousing hook
n.
A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
mousing hook
n.
A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
mousing hook
n.
A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
mousing hook
n.
A hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
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