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HOUSEL
Etymology 1
Noun
housel
(archaic) the Eucharist
Etymology 2
Verb
housel (third-person singular simple present housels, present participle houselling or houseling, simple past and past participle houselled or houseled)
(transitive, archaic) To administer the Eucharist to.
(transitive, rare) To prepare for a journey.
Anagrams
• Houles
Proper noun
Housel (plural Housels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Housel is the 17864th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1566 individuals. Housel is most common among White (94.89%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Houles
Source: Wiktionary
Hou"sel, n. Etym: [OE. housel, husel, AS. h; akin to Icel. h, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.]
Definition: The eucharist. [Archaic] Rom. of R. Tennyson.
Hou"sel, v. t. Etym: [AS. h.]
Definition: To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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