house-martin

The Century Dictionary: The Encyelopedic Lexicon of the English Language · 1887 · p. 245

(hous’mir’tin),n. Same as house- howsleke (= D. huislook = MLG. hislok, LG. hu wallow. look = MHG. hi i slouch, G. hauslauch = ODan. house-master (hous’mas’tér), ». 1, The mashuslog, Dan. huslég = Sw. huslék, houseleek); ter or head of a house or household.