houss

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English

Etymology 1

French housse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haʊs/
Rhymes: -aʊs

Noun

houss (plural housses)

(obsolete) A covering, usually of textile (or mail) and attached to a saddle; a saddlecloth.
- 1717, John Dryden, “Book XII”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. , London: Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC:
  And where man ended, the continued vest,
  Spread on his back, the houss and trappings of a beast.

Alternative forms

housse, house

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haʊs/
Rhymes: -aʊs

Noun

houss

Obsolete spelling of house (“abode”).

Further reading

“houss”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“houss”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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