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hose
[hohz] 
noun, plural hose for 2, 3; hos⋅es for 1, 4, 5; (Archaic
) hos⋅en [hoh-zuhn] ; verb, hosed, hos⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock. |
| 3. | (of men's attire in former times)
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| 4. | British Dialect. a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain. |
| 5. | Golf. hosel. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often fol. by down): to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck. |
| 7. | Slang.
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Origin:
bef. 1100; (n.) ME, OE; c. D hoos, ON hosa, G Hose; (v.) ME: to provide with hose, deriv. of the n.
bef. 1100; (n.) ME, OE; c. D hoos, ON hosa, G Hose; (v.) ME: to provide with hose, deriv. of the n.
Related forms:
hoseless, adjective
hoselike, adjective
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| hose (hōz) n. pl. hose or hos·es
[Middle English, a stocking, from Old English hosa, leg covering; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Hose
Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen (h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan. iii. 21. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. --Shak. 2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. Hose carriage, cart, or truck, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. Hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] Hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. Hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.
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Language Translation for : hose
Spanish:
manguera,
German:
der Schlauch,
Japanese:
ホース
hose
1. vt. [common] To make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance. "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." See hosed.
2. n. A narrow channel through which data flows under pressure. Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.
3. n. Cabling, especially thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes called `bit hose' or `hosery' (play on `hosiery') or `etherhose'. See also washing machine.
Jargon File 4.2.0
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hose
c.1100, hosa "covering for the leg," from P.Gmc. *khusan (cf. O.N. hosa, M.H.G. hose "covering for the leg," Ger. Hose "trousers"), lit. "covering," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). O.Fr. hose is of Gmc. origin. Sense of "flexible rubber tube for liquid" is first attested 1497. Hosiery is first recorded 1790, from M.E. hosier "hose-maker" (1403). The verb meaning "to water down with a hose" is from 1889.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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hose
1. To make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance. "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." See hosed.
2. A narrow channel through which data flows under pressure. Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.
3. Cabling, especially thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes called "bit hose" or "hosery" (a play on "hosiery") or "etherhose". See also washing machine.
[The Jargon File]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Hose
(Dan. 3:21), a tunic or undergarment.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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