The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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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. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings.
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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, 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.
Wikipedia
A hose coupling is a connector on the end of a hose to connect (or couple) it with another hose or with a tap or a hose appliance, such as an irrigation sprinkler. It is usually made of steel, brass, stainless steel, aluminium or plastic.
Usage examples of "hose coupling".
She watched as the man studied the generator, made an adjustment in the hose coupling, and listened with a cocked head to the engines racket.
She watched as the man studied the generator, made an adjustment in the hose coupling, and listened with a cocked head to the engine’.
There was a minor emergency in core section 12 today when a hose coupling came loose, releasing 10,000 liters of water—.
He was silent, staring out at the horizon, his lips encircling the cigar like a hose coupling.