† houslingn.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English *housing.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a transmission error for *housing < either house v.¹ (although this is not attested in the relevant sense until much later: see house v.¹ 7) or house n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare later housey adj.¹

Obsolete.

The growing of the hop bine into a dense mass at the top of the poles. Cf. house v.¹ 7, housey adj.¹In later quots. apparently echoing quot. 1669.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > hops > growing of hops in dense mass

housling1669

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ viii. §1. 128 Let the Poles lean outward the one from the other..to prevent housling as they term it..that is, they will grow one amongst another, and cause so great a shade that you will have more Hawm than Hops.

1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation vi. v. 217/2 Fix the Poles deep in the Earth..and let them lean outwards from one another to prevent Housling as they call it, for thereby they will have the greater benefit of the Sun, and by consequence bear more and better Hops.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 136 Let the Poles lean outward one from another..to prevent Housling, as they call it; and let them lean towards the South, that the Sun may the better shine amongst them.

c1775 in Papers Read Before Lancaster County (Pa.) Hist. Soc. (1905) 9 290 To prevent ye Hops from what they call Housling, the Poles are to be set deep, taking care not to injure ye Roots in setting them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	housling
释义	† houslingn. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English housing. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a transmission error for housing < either house v.¹ (although this is not attested in the relevant sense until much later: see house v.¹ 7) or house n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare later housey adj.¹ Obsolete. The growing of the hop bine into a dense mass at the top of the poles. Cf. house v.¹ 7, housey adj.¹In later quots. apparently echoing quot. 1669. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > hops > growing of hops in dense mass housling1669 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ viii. §1. 128 Let the Poles lean outward the one from the other..to prevent housling as they term it..that is, they will grow one amongst another, and cause so great a shade that you will have more Hawm than Hops. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation vi. v. 217/2 Fix the Poles deep in the Earth..and let them lean outwards from one another to prevent Housling as they call it, for thereby they will have the greater benefit of the Sun, and by consequence bear more and better Hops. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 136 Let the Poles lean outward one from another..to prevent Housling, as they call it; and let them lean towards the South, that the Sun may the better shine amongst them. c1775 in Papers Read Before Lancaster County (Pa.) Hist. Soc. (1905) 9 290 To prevent ye Hops from what they call Housling, the Poles are to be set deep, taking care not to injure ye Roots in setting them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1669
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