Hose
Hose (hōz) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon hose; akin to Dutch hoos, German hose breeches, Old High German hosa, Icelandic hosa stocking, gather, Danish hose stocking; compare 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.
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank.
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.
Collocations (4)
Hose carriage or 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. [United States]
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.