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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Housil(l, n. Also: housyll, howsill. [ME. hous-, howsil(l, OE. húsil, -el, húsl.] Housel. —c1420 Wynt. v. 2143.
The fadyre and the sone … To the kyrk past, for to ta Thaire housyll [C. houssil, W. howsill] amang crystyn men 1574 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 13.
Jhoune Douglas confest that he resauit his housill in France
