mousing
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
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How to use mousing in a sentence
The strung sinews relaxed, and the great cat began to purr as though she had never dreamt of mousing.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. LummisStevenson was once asked by a mousing astrologer to state the date of his birth.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert HubbardSo howandever, as I was saying, the old dog seeing the tin was empty starts mousing around by Joe and me.
Ulysses | James JoyceAs one of family—cat (lady), elderly; would give slight services (mousing, etc.) in return for comfortable home.
"Seem to be afraid we've been mousing round aboard their boat," muttered Spurling.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter Tolman
British Dictionary definitions for mousing
/ (ˈmaʊzɪŋ) /
nautical a lashing, shackle, etc, for closing off a hook to prevent a load from slipping off
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