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housing
1[ hou-zing ]
/ ˈhaʊ zɪŋ /
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housing2
[ hou-zing ]
/ ˈhaʊ zɪŋ /
noun
a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
housings, the trappings on a horse.
Origin of housing
2First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “covering”; -ing1 added by association with house, housing1
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British Dictionary definitions for housing (1 of 2)
housing1
/ (ˈhaʊzɪŋ) /
noun
- houses or dwellings collectively
- (as modifier)a housing problem
the act of providing with accommodation
a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheela bearing housing; a motor housing; a wheel housing
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British Dictionary definitions for housing (2 of 2)
Word Origin for housing
C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin
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