housing association

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
housing1

▶noun

• 1 houses and flats considered collectively.

  ■ the provision of accommodation.

• 2 a rigid casing that houses a piece of moving or delicate equipment.

• 3 a recess or groove cut in a piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
housing2

▶noun archaic a cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament.

– origin ME: from OFr. houce, from med. L. hultia, of Gmc origin.