Hous"ing (?), n. [From House. In
some of its senses this word has been confused with the following
word.] 1. The act of putting or receiving under
shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
2. That which shelters or covers; houses,
taken collectively. Fabyan.
3. (Arch.) (a) The
space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of
another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.
(b) A niche for a statue.
4. (Mach.) A frame or support for
holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.
5. (Naut.) (a) That
portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the
vessel. (b) A covering or protection, as
an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.
(c) A houseline. See Houseline.
Hous"ing, n. [From Houss.]
1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an
ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in
plural, trappings.
2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a
harness.
