housing
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nounDefinition of HOUSING
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a : a niche for a sculpture b : the space taken out of a structural member (as a timber) to admit the insertion of part of another
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: something that covers or protects: as a : a case or enclosure (as for a mechanical part or an instrument) b : a casing (as an enclosed bearing) in which a shaft revolves c : a support (as a frame) for mechanical parts
First Known Use of HOUSING
14th century
Rhymes with HOUSING
2housing
nounDefinition of HOUSING
: caparison 1
Origin of HOUSING
Middle English, from house housing (from Anglo-French huce, houce, of Germanic origin) + -ing; akin to Middle High German hulft covering
First Known Use: 15th century
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