housing vs horsecloth

housing and horsecloth both are nouns.

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

As nouns, horsecloth is a hyponym of housing; that is, horsecloth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than housing:

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

Other hyponyms of housing include bard.

housing (noun)	horsecloth (noun)
structures collectively in which people are housed	a cloth for the trapping of a horse
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