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houselled

houselled is the simple past and past participle of housel.

Meaning of housel

Verb

housel (third-person singular simple present housels, present participle (US) houseling or (UK) houselling, simple past and past participle (US) houseled or (UK) houselled)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To administer the Eucharist to.
  2. (rare, transitive) To prepare for a journey.
    • So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate.1750, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher

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Questions about houselled

What is houselled the simple past and past participle of?
Houselled is the simple past and past participle of housel.

Words near houselled in the dictionary

  1. houselike
  2. houseline
  3. houselines
  4. houseling
  5. houselings
  6. houselled
  7. houselling
  8. housels
  9. Housely
  10. housemade
  11. housemaid

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