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The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.

The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse store. Warehousing system, an arrangement for lodging imported articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of duties until they are taken out for home consumption. If reëxported, they are not charged with a duty. See Bonded warehouse, under Bonded, a.…

A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes. -- A`ër*o*drom"ic (#), a.

ly, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England.

The housing of a horse. [Obs.]

An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, esp. when decorative. Their horses clothed with rich caparison. Drylen.

Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse. Sir W. Scott.

A place for housing automobiles.

A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. Totten.

A saddlecloth; a housing. [Obs.] Dryden.

xty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] Simmonds. Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing. -- Pad saddle. See def. 3, above. -- Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Knight.

A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.

The saddlecloth or housing of a cavalry horse.

The act of stabling or housing beasts.