Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.
{ House"wife` (?), House"wive` (?), } v. t. To manage with skill and
economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize.
Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well
housewived.
Fuller.
House"wife`ly (?), a. Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife;
domestic; economical; prudent.
A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely.
Sir W. Scott.
House"wif`er*y (?), n. The business of the mistress of a family; female
management of domestic concerns.
House"work` (?), n. The work belonging to housekeeping; especially,
kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.
House"wright` (?), n. A builder of houses.
Hous"ing (?), n. [From House. In some of its senses this word has been
confused with the following word.] 1. The act of putting or receiving
under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.