HOURLY
Hour"ly, a.
Defn: Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.
HOURLY
Hour"ly, adv.
Defn: Every hour; frequently; continually.
Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.
HOURS
Hours, n. pl. Etym: [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. Hour.] (Myth.)
Defn: Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.
Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear. Gray.
HOUSAGE
Hous"age, n. Etym: [From House.]
Defn: A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] Chambers.
HOUSE
House, n.; pl. Houses. Etym: [OE. hous, hus, AS. h; akin to OS. &
OFries. h, D. huis, OHG. h, G. haus, Icel. h, Sw. hus, Dan. huus,
Goth. gudh, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal.
See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]
1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion. Houses are built to live in; not to look on. Bacon. Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away. Shak.