Lodg"ing , n.
1. The act
of one who,
or that which, lodges.
2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation;
esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural
with a singular meaning.
Gower.
Wits take
lodgings in the sound of Bow.
Pope.
3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.
Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight.
Spenser. 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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