[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hose \hose\ h=oz, 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.
      1913 webster

            these men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
            and their hats, and their other garments. --dan.
                                                  iii. 21.
      1913 webster

            his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
            for his shrunk shank.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
      stocking or stockings.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
hose hosen hose carriage hose cart hose truck hose company 
hose coupling hose wrench 

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