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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
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2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a
sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular
meaning. --Gower.
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Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope.
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3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.
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Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser.
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{Lodging house}, a house where lodgings are provided and let.
{Lodging room}, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired
room.
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