housy, a. local.
(ˈhaʊzɪ)
Also housey.
[f. house n.1 or v.1+ -y.]
Said of hop-bines when growing thickly at the top so as to form a kind of roof or covering. (Cf. house v.1 4 c.)
| 1848 Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. IX. ii. 544 The hop growing and flourishing more under what is called housy bine than any other variety. Ibid. 553 Prevent the bine from being too rough and housy at the top. 1894 Times 30 July 12/1 The bine is very thick and ‘housey’. |