Mousing

a.	1.	Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
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.