hose
A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
Other meanings
A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
Related words
- boothose
- hosaphone
- hosebag
- hosebeast
- hosel
- hoseless
- hoselike
- hoseline
- hoseman
- hosemonkey
- hosepipe
- hosier
Word history
From Old English "hose".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hose” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.