- (n.) A houseline. See Houseline.
- (n.) An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
- (n.) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
- (n.) The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
- (n.) A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- (n.) A niche for a statue.
- (n.) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of House.
- (n.) A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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