horsecloth vs housing

horsecloth and housing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
horsecloth	Yes	No	No	No
housing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, housing is a hypernym of horsecloth; that is, housing is a word with a broader meaning than horsecloth:

horsecloth: a cloth for the trapping of a horse
housing: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

Other hypernyms of horsecloth include caparison, trapping.

horsecloth (noun)	housing (noun)
a cloth for the trapping of a horse	structures collectively in which people are housed
	a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse