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v. t. [ AS. hūslian. ] To administer the eucharist to. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ House + leek. ] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (Sempervivum tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being houseless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Housling. [ 1913 Webster ]