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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]
   1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to
      cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by
      covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home;
      to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
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            At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.
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            House your choicest carnations, or rather set them
            under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.
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   2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.
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   3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
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            Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir
                                                  P. Sidney.
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   4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.
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   5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make
      safe; as, to house the upper spars.
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Thesaurus Results for Housed:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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