Hose

What “Hose” means

Noun

1. A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
2. A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
3. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

Verb

1. To water or spray with a hose.
2. To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
3. To deliver using a hose.
4. To provide with hose (garment)
5. To trick or deceive.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with West Frisian hoas (“hose”), Dutch hoos (“stocking, water-hose”), German Hose (“trousers”); also, Tocharian A kać (“skin”), Russian кишка́ (kišká, “gut”), Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”). More at sky. The clothing senses were the original meaning, from which is derived the sense of a tube for fluids.

Business name ideas with “Hose”

Industries where “Hose” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing
• Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing