捕鼠
[海]扎钩口的绳子

Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mousing}.]
1. To watch for and catch mice.

2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry
about, on the lookout for something.


Mousing \Mous"ing\, a.
Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. ``Mousing
saints.'' --L'Estrange.


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.