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housling
▪ I. † housling, vbl. n. [? error for housing, from house v.1 4 c; cf. housy.] The growing of the hop-bine into a dense mass at the top of the poles.1669 Worlidge Syst. Agric. viii. §1. 128 Let the Poles lean outward the one from the other..to prevent housling as they term it..that is, they will gro...
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houseling
▪ I. † houseling, n. Obs. or dial. (ˈhaʊslɪŋ) [f. house n.1 + -ling.] One that stays in the house; a stay-at-home. b. (See quot. 1847–78.)1598 Florio, Mansionaro, a homekeeper, a houslin [1611 houseling], one that seldome goes abroad. 1847–78 Halliwell, Houselings, tame animals, or rather animals br...
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marline
▪ I. marline, n. Naut. (ˈmɑːlɪn) Forms: 5 marlyne, 6 marlyn, 6–8 marlin, 7 merlin, (martling), 7–8 merline, 7– marling, marline. [Perh. two synonymous words have been confused: marline a. Du. marlijn (f. marren to bind + lijn line n.) and marling ? a. Du. marling vbl. n. f. marl v.2 (= Du. marlen) +...
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housel
▪ I. housel, n. Obs. exc. Hist. (ˈhaʊz(ə)l) Forms: 1 h{uacu}sel, h{uacu}sul, h{uacu}sl, 2 husul, 3 (Orm.) husell, 3–6 husel, hosel, 4– housel, (4–5 hou-, how-, hosele, 4–6 hou-, how-, ho-, hoo-, -sil(l, -syl(l, 5 hossell, howsul, houzell, 5–7 howsel(l, 6 houseale, houssel, hussyll, -el, hushel, 6–7 ...
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home-keeping
ˈhome-keeping, a. [home n. 15 h and i.] That keeps or takes care of a home; that keeps or remains at home, home-staying.1591 Shakes. Two Gent. i. i. 2 Home-keeping-youth, haue euer homely wits. 1826 Miss Mitford Village Ser. ii. (1863) 258 An eldest sister..a home-keeping Martha North. 1888 Daily Ne...
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house
▪ I. house, n.1 (haʊs) Pl. houses (ˈhaʊzɪz). Forms: 1 h{uacu}s, 2–4 (6 Sc.) hus, 3–5 hows, 3–6 hous, 4– house, (4 huus, houus, huse, huis, Sc. howise, 4–6 Sc. houss, 4–7 howse, 6 owse, Sc. hws(z, housse). For the plural forms see 1 β. [Com. Teut.: OE. h{uacu}s = OFris., OS. hûs (Du. huis, LG. huus),...
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