mousing

[ mou-zing ]

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nounNautical.

a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.

Origin of mousing

First recorded in 1825–35; mouse + -ing¹

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How to use mousing in a sentence

After all her fruitless mousings, Clara had too evidently got on the scent of something at last.
The Coast of Chance | Esther Chamberlain

British Dictionary definitions for mousing

mousing

/ (ˈmaʊzɪŋ) /

noun

nautical a lashing, shackle, etc, for closing off a hook to prevent a load from slipping off

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