houseling

plural houselings

1. The act of administering the eucharist.

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the eucharist.
2. not comparablePertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of housel

plural houselings

1. A small or miniature house.

   There was a copula up there, one of those small, windowed houselings whose pointed roof inevitably supported the weathervane, as it did here.

   2011, John Knauf, The Ropewalk

   Synonyms: houselet

2. One who frequently remains indoors or at home.

   It meant that pallid houselings sat in the sunshine and got well.

   1889, The Homiletic review, volume 17, page 188

3. A tame animal, or one reared by hand.