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Webster 1913 Edition
Hose
Hose
(hōz)
, Noun.
pl.
Hose
, formerly Hosen
(hō′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
For his shrunk shank.
hose
, well saved, a world too wideFor his shrunk shank.
Shakespeare
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
, Hose cart
, or Hose 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hose
HOSE
,Noun.
plu.
1.
Breeches or trowsers.2.
Stockings; coverings for the legs. This word, in mercantile use, is synonymous with stockings,though originally a very different garment.3.
A leathern pipe,used with fire-engines, for conveying water to extinguish fires.