Definition of housing

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hous·ing²    (houzng) KEY 

NOUN:

1. An ornamental or protective covering for a saddle.
2. Trappings for a horse. Often used in the plural.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English house, from Old French houce, from Medieval Latin hucia, hulcia, hultia, protective covering, of Germanic origin; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots