01 n. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
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The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
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2.
That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
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3.
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.(Arch.)
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A frame or support for holding something in place, such as a piece of machinery, journal boxes, etc.(Mach.)
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That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.(Naut.)