Flexible tubes used to convey water, air, or other fluids. Plural of hose.
From Old English 'hosa' meaning leg covering or stocking, related to German 'Hose' meaning trousers. The meaning shifted from leg coverings to flexible tubes because early fire hoses were made from sewn leather leg coverings.
It's remarkable that garden hoses got their name from medieval stockings! Firefighters in the 1600s literally used leather leggings sewn together as the first flexible water conduits, which is why we still call them hoses today.
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