Posted by Jock on March 27, 2008 at 23:06:11 from 87.105.81.146 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Famour AR readers (was Rowling... ) posted by Peter Ceresole on March 26, 2008 at 19:49:45:
But 'mousing'????
MOUSE. To put turns of rope yarn round a hook so as to prevent it
slipping out from what it is hooked to. For instance, the sister hooks
of the jib sheets are moused to prevent them escaping from the clew
of the jib.
Glossary of Nautical Terms, Sailing by E.F. Knight