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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hosen \Ho"sen\, n. pl See {Hose}. [Archaic] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hose \Hose\ (h[=o]z), 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. 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
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