Etymology

hosing

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Today it means: A spraying or washing with a hose. Full definition →

English hose ← Middle English hose ← Old English hose
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hosing · verb1

From hose + -ing (present participle ending).

hosing · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-
  2. Proto-Germanic*husǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hosā
  4. Old Englishhose
  5. Middle Englishhose
  6. Englishhose
  7. English todayhosing

From hose + -ing (gerund ending).

hosing · noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhosinge
  2. English todayhosing

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

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