ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hosing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhəʊzɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Hosing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of hose.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of hose.

More Meanings

  1. A spraying or washing with a hose.
  2. (archaic) Material used for making hosiery.

Example Sentences

Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again A good hosing down
Their hosing, also, in the middle and northern parts of the Valley, is quite insufficient; being generally of cotton or silk […]

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include hosepipe, tights, hoseline, hoser, gardenhose, firehosing.

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