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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Lodging

· Lodg·ing · IPA /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋ/
01 n. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
  1. 1.
    The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
  2. 2.
    A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning.
    “Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow.” Pope.
  3. 3.
    Abiding place; harbor; cover.
    “Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight.” Spenser.
Phrases & compounds
Lodging house — a house where lodgings are provided and let.
Lodging room — a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room.