"hoses" in the noun sense
1. hosiery, hose
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
2. hose
man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist worn with a doublet
3. hose, hosepipe
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
"hoses" in the verb sense
1. hose, hose down
water with a hose
"hose the lawn"
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