2. Noun. A spraying or washing with a hose. ¹
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Definition of Hosing
1. hose [v] - See also: hose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hosing
Literary usage of Hosing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and by John Foster Kirk, Samuel Austin Allibone (1891)
"It ¡sail very hune-tly intended «ml done, and no shamming or garden- hosing about
it. .... hosing ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1865)
"During the night and ensuing day, until the sheep are washed, a man is employed
in " hosing" or playing upon the sheep with ..."
3. Island Song Lyrics Volume 5by Larry W. Jones by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... Here in Hawaii blue I'm blue and hosing you Love songs here weren't meant for
me What went wrong I just can't see All night bong it's confusing too Here ..."
4. Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and edited by Thomas R. Bender (1996)
"The procedure for hosing down foam in the transfer pit was to use a gasoline-powered,
... However, it was noted that this procedure, hosing down the foam, ..."
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