Secret organization of Canadian rebels and U.S. adventurers dedicated to freeing Canada from British colonial rule. It was formed after the failure of the 1837 rebellion and was concentrated in the northern U.S. border states. In 1838 two attempts to invade Upper Canada (now Ontario) were stopped by local British Canadian militia. Minor border raids continued until Pres. Martin Van Buren ordered the lodges disbanded in accordance with U.S. neutrality laws
A family of North American Indians, or the persons who usually occupy an Indian lodge, as a unit of enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons; as, the tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals
If you lodge somewhere, such as in someone else's house or if you are lodged there, you live there, usually paying rent. the story of the farming family she lodged with as a young teacher The building he was lodged in turned out to be a church
If someone lodges you somewhere, they give you a place to stay, for example because they are responsible for your safety or comfort. They lodged the delegates in different hotels
a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
any of various native American dwellings a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
{f} live, reside; stay overnight; accommodate someone; rent a room to; contain; stick in, implant; become stuck in, become embedded; enter or file a complaint; deposit, entrust to
If an object lodges somewhere, it becomes stuck there. The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone His car has a bullet lodged in the passenger door. see also lodging. American politician. As Senate majority leader (1918-1924) and head of the foreign relations committee (1918-1924) he successfully opposed United States membership in the League of Nations. American politician and diplomat. He was Richard Nixon's running mate in the 1960 presidential election and later served as ambassador to South Vietnam (1963-1967). Originally an insubstantial dwelling, or one erected for a temporary occupational purpose (e.g., woodcutting or masonry) or for use during the hunting season. The lodge became a more permanent type of house as the lands around European mansions were developed as parks. The lodge was often the cottage of the gamekeeper, caretaker, gatekeeper, or gardener, or it could be a larger building for occupation by a higher-ranking person. Today the word suggests a rustic dwelling or inn in a natural setting, often one used seasonally (e.g., a ski lodge). Lodge Henry Cabot sweat lodge Hunters' Lodges
{i} cabin; hut, crude shelter; small house on an estate; inn; any of a number of American Indian dwellings; local chapter of some fraternal organizations; animal's den (especially a beaver)
A lodge is a house or hut in the country or in the mountains where people stay on holiday, especially when they want to shoot or fish. a Victorian hunting lodge. a ski lodge