Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tame animal, or one brought up by hand.
  • noun The act of administering the eucharist.
  • Of or pertaining to the eucharist: as, houseling bread.
  • Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, as marriage.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Same as housling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A small or miniature house.
  • noun One who frequently remains indoors or at home.
  • noun A tame animal, or one reared by hand.
  • noun The act of administering the eucharist.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
  • adjective Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
  • verb Present participle of housel.

Etymologies

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From house +‎ -ling.

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From Middle English houselyng, housling, from Old English hūslung ("administration of the sacrament"), from Old English hūslian ("to administer the sacrament"), equivalent to housel +‎ -ing.

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