hosing/ˈhəʊzɪŋ/EtymologyFrom Middle English hosinge, hosiinge, hosiynge, equivalent to hose + -ing.nounA spraying or washing with a hose.“Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again A good hosing down”Material used for making hosiery.“Their hosing, also, in the middle and northern parts of the Valley, is quite insufficient; being generally of cotton or silk […]”