'Housed' definitions:

Definition of 'Housed'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young. [1913 Webster]
  • House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To admit to residence; to harbor. [1913 Webster]
  • Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars. [1913 Webster]

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