mousing hook

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mousing hook - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.
     1. The act of hunting mice.
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     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.
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     3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
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     Mousing hook, a hook with an attachment which prevents its
        unhooking.
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