v. t. [ AS. hūslian. ] To administer the eucharist to. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. housel, husel, AS. hūsel; akin to Icel. hūsl, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice. ] The eucharist. [ Archaic ] Rom. of R. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ House + leek. ] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus
a. Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless;
n. The state of being houseless. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also
a. Same as Housling. [ 1913 Webster ]