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Share This hose Audio Help / hoʊz / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ hohz ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural hose for 2, 3 ; hos·es for 1, 4, 5 ; (Archaic hos·en Audio Help / ˈhoʊ / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ hoh -zuh ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation 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) a. an article of clothing for the leg, extending from about the knee to the ankle and worn with knee breeches.
b. (used with a plural verb knee breeches.
c. (used with a plural verb tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet.
4. British Dialect .
–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 . a. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.
d. Chiefly Military . down ).
[Origin:
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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pl. hose or hos·es
pl. hose Stockings; socks. Used only in the plural.pl. hose Close-fitting breeches or leggings reaching up to the hips and fastened to a doublet, formerly worn by men. Used only in the plural.
Breeches reaching down to the knees. Used only in the plural.
pl. hos·es A flexible tube for conveying liquids or gases under pressure.hosed , hos·ing , hos·es
To water, drench, or wash with a hose: hosed down the deck; hosed off the dog.
Slang To attack and kill (someone), typically by use of a firearm: hosed the enemy trooper. a stocking , from Old English hosa , leg covering ; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
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Share This hose noun 1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) [syn: hosiery ] 2. man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet 3. a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas verb 1. water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
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(
also ˈhosepipe ) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc
Example:
a garden hose; a fireman's hose
Arabic: خُرْطوم الماء Chinese (Simplified): 软管 Chinese (Traditional): 軟管 Czech: hadice Danish: slange; -slange Dutch: waterslang Estonian: voolik Finnish: letku French: buyau (d'arrosage); lance (d'incendie) German: der Schlauch Greek: μάνικα, λάστιχο Icelandic: slanga Indonesian: slang Italian: tubo; manica Japanese: ホース
Korean: 호스 Latvian: šļūtene Lithuanian: žarna Norwegian: slange Polish: wąż Portuguese (Brazil): mangueira Portuguese (Portugal): mangueira Romanian: furtun; tulumbă Russian: шланг Slovak: hadica Slovenian: gumijasta cev Spanish: manguera Swedish: slang Turkish: hortum, su borusu
hose 2 [həuz]
an older word for stockings or socks
Example:
woollen hose
Arabic: جَورَب Chinese (Simplified): 长筒袜 Chinese (Traditional): 長筒襪 Czech: punčochy Danish: hose Dutch: kous Estonian: sukad Finnish: sukat French: bas German: Strümpfe (pl.) Greek: κάλτσα (αρχ.) Icelandic: sokkar, sokkabuxur Indonesian: stoking, kaus kaki Italian: calze* Japanese: ストッキング
Korean: 긴 양말, 타이츠 Latvian: zeķes Lithuanian: kojinės Norwegian: strømper, sokker Polish: wyroby pończosznicze Portuguese (Brazil): meia Portuguese (Portugal): meias Romanian: ciorapi Russian: чулочные изделия Slovak: pančuchy Slovenian: dolge nogavice Spanish: medias; calzas Swedish: strumpor Turkish: çorap
hose [həuz] verb
to apply water to by means of a hose
Example:
I'll go and hose the garden/car.
Arabic: يُسْقي بِخُرْطوم الماء Chinese (Simplified): 用水龙管浇水 Chinese (Traditional): 用水龍管澆水 Czech: postříkat Danish: vande Dutch: (nat) spuiten Estonian: voolikust kastma Finnish: kastella, pestä letkulla French: arroser au jet German: mit einem Schlauch spritzen Greek: ποτίζω, καταβρέχω με λάστιχο Hungarian: megöntöz Icelandic: sprauta (úr slöngu) Indonesian: menyemprot Italian: lavare, *annaffiare con un tubo*
Japanese: 水をまく Korean: 호스로 물을 뿌리다 Latvian: aplaistīt ar šļūteni Lithuanian: (pa)laistyti žarna Norwegian: sprøyte på, vanne Polish: polewać z węża Portuguese (Brazil): regar com mangueira Portuguese (Portugal): regar Romanian: a stropi, *a uda cu furtunul Russian: поливать из шланга Slovak: postriekať, poliať hadicou Slovenian: zaliti z gumijasto cevjo Spanish: regar con manguera Swedish: vattna, spola Turkish: hortumla yıkamak
See also: hose down ,
hose reel ,
hosiery
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Share This hose hosed .thick Ethernet cable . This is sometimes called "bit hose" or "hosery" (a play on "hosiery") or "etherhose". See also washing machine .The Jargon File ]
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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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