Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HOUSE, v.t. [houz. Sw. hysa.]

1. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
2. To admit to residence; to harbor. Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sidney.
3. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. Sandys.
4. To drive to a shelter. Shak.