The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
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   2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a
      sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular
      meaning. --Gower.
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            Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope.
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   3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.
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            Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser.
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   Lodging house, a house where lodgings are provided and let.


   Lodging room, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired
      room.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lodging house
    n 1: a house where rooms are rented [syn: lodging house,
         rooming house]