1. A cat that catches mice.
2. One who pries about on the lookout for something.
MOUSETAIL
Mouse"tail`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.
MOUSIE
Mous"ie, n.
Defn: Diminutive for Mouse. Burns.
MOUSING
Mous"ing, a.
Defn: Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange.
MOUSING
Mous"ing, n.
1. The act of hunting mice.