or House-Line, in the sea-language, a small line, formed of three fine strands or twits of hemp, smaller than rope-yarn. It is chiefly used to seize blocks into their flops, to bind the corners of the sails, or to fasten the bottom of a sail to its bolt-rope, &c. See Bolt-Rope.

or Housee, a cover laid over the saddle of a horse, in order to save it from the weather, dirt, &c. The word is formed of the French housee, which signifies the same thing; though it anciently denoted a kind of hood worn by country people.—The cavaliers appeared with their embroidered housings.

among bricklayers, a term used for a brick which is warped, or is cast crooked or hollow in burning; in such a case, they say it is housing.