Definition of hose

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Hose (n.) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee..

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Plot :: Plot (v. i.) To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire..
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Redan :: Redan (n.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as to form a salient angle toward the enemy.
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