hose

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hose/həʊz/

▶noun

• 1 a flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting.

• 2 [treated as pl.] stockings, socks, and tights.

  ■ historical breeches.

▶verb water or spray with a hose.

– origin OE hosa, of Gmc origin.