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Webster 1913 Edition
Lodging
Lodg′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
2.
A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; – often in the plural with a singular meaning.
Gower.
Wits take
lodgings
in the sound of Bow. Pope.
3.
Abiding place; harbor; cover.
Fair bosom . . . the
lodging
of delight. Spenser.
Lodging house
, a house where lodgings are provided and let.
– Lodging room
, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lodging
LODG'ING
,ppr.
1.
Placing at rest; depositing; furnishing lodgings.2.
Resting for a night; residing for a time.LODG'ING
,Noun.
1.
A place of rest for a night, or of residence for a time; temporary habitation; apartment.Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow.
2.
Place of residence.Fair bosom - the lodging of delight.
3.
Harbor; cover; place of rest.4.
Convenience for repose at night.