5. (Naut.) (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up. (c) A houseline. See Houseline.
HOUSING
Hous"ing, n. Etym: [From Houss.]
1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
HOUSLING
Hous"ling, a. Etym: [See Housel.]
Defn: Sacramental; as, housling fire. [R.] Spenser.
HOUSS Houss, n. Etym: [F. housse, LL. hulcia, fr. OHG. hulst; akin to E. holster. See Holster, and cf. 2d Housing.]
Defn: A saddlecloth; a housing. [Obs.] Dryden.
HOUSTONIA Hous*to"ni*a, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus.