housel means A surname from German. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
housel is pronounced /ˈhaʊzəl/.
Etymology
Americanized form of German Hauschild.
name
- A surname from German.
noun
- The Eucharist.“The Holy Houſel ought to be kept vvith great Diligence and not be permitted to be ſtale, but another be alvvays hallovved anevv for Sick Men in about a Seven-night, or Fortnight, ſo as that it may not be muſty at leaſt.”
verb
- To administer the Eucharist to.
- To prepare for a journey.“So housel all our hackneys that they may feel Compunction in their feet, and tire at Highgate.”