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houselling

houselling is the present participle and gerund 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 houselling

What is houselling the present participle and gerund of?
Houselling is the present participle and gerund of housel.

Words near houselling in the dictionary

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

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