hose : Idioms & Phrases
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air hose
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noun a hose that carries air under pressure
airline.
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fire hose
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noun a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
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garden hose
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noun a hose used for watering a lawn or garden
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Half hose
- short stockings; socks.
Webster 1913
Hose carriage , cart , ∨ truck
- a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
Webster 1913
Hose company
- a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. U.S.
Webster 1913
Hose coupling
- coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end.
Webster 1913
hose down
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verb water with a hose
hose.
- hose the lawn
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Hose wrench
- a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.
Webster 1913
Powder hose
- a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. Farrow.
Webster 1913
radiator hose
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noun a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block
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Scupper hose
(Naut.) , a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten.
Webster 1913
support hose
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noun elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
support stocking.
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Trunk hose
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noun puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose
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- large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the knees.
