hosing

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊzɪŋ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊzɪŋ/
Rhymes: -əʊzɪŋ

Etymology 1

From hose +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

hosing

present participle of hose

Etymology 2

From hose +‎ -ing (gerund ending).

Noun

hosing (plural hosings)

A spraying or washing with a hose.

Etymology 3

From Middle English hosinge, hosiinge, hosiynge, equivalent to hose +‎ -ing.

Noun

hosing

(archaic) Material used for making hosiery.
- 1850, Daniel Drake, A Systematic Treatise, Historical, Etiological, and Practical, on the Principal Diseases of the Interior Valley of North America
  Their hosing, also, in the middle and northern parts of the Valley, is quite insufficient; being generally of cotton or silk […]

Anagrams

Higson, hongis

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