He had been Nosing around up at the mine, and may have overheard something.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
Not to mention brown- Nosing the boss, since naturally I let him win."
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
There was nothing in sight, and like a flock of foolish sheep they came timidly back, Nosing the snow and stretching their ears at the rock again; for there at the top was the big lynx, swinging his round head from side to side as before, and reaching his paws alternately at the herd, as if to show them how broad and fine they were.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long