HOSING

Etymology 1

Verb

hosing

present participle of hose

Etymology 2

Noun

hosing (plural hosings)

A spraying or washing with a hose.

Etymology 3

Noun

hosing

(archaic) Material used for making hosiery.

Anagrams

• Higson, hongis

Source: Wiktionary


HOSE

Hose, n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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