of house-the act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.-that which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.-the space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.-a niche for a statue.-a frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.-that portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.-a covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.-a houseline. see houseline.-a cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.-an appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.