单词 | hosebag |
释义 | hosebagn. 1. A wide flexible pipe used to convey water from a water crane, water tank, etc., typically to a tank on a steam locomotive. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > hose-pipe ooze?c1475 hose1495 hose-pipe1835 hosebag1868 1868 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 13 Jan. (advt.) Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Co... Proposals for the supply of..[Leather] Hose Bags. 1968 School Jrnl. i. 26 The shunter..connects the hose-bag to the big tank, pulls on the chain that opens the valve to let the water run and, when the tank is filled, shuts it off. 2. U.S. A bag for storing stockings. Now rare. ΚΠ 1889 Lake Shore (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) Times 12 Mar. To utilize room, a shoe bag and hose bag can be made of strong material. 1936 Stamford (Texas) Amer. 22 May 6/5 The closet..has two sets of shelves.., shoe racks and a hose bag. 1949 Northwest Arkansas Times 17 Nov. 3/6 (advt.) Plastic-satin hose bags. Quilted of pure plastic satin, these bags have 8 pockets to protect nylons. 1966 Des Moines (Iowa) Reg. 27 Sept. 9/2 I have a plastic hose bag (made like a shoe bag) that I attached to the back of my bedroom door. 3. North American slang (derogatory). A sexually promiscuous woman. Also as a more general term of abuse for an obnoxious or irritating person of either gender. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity > person > woman bat1607 tramp1922 bag1924 poule1924 blimp1926 punch board1955 slag1958 slagbag1966 hosebag1974 mama1980 slutbag1987 Essex girl1991 knob jockey2003 1974 R. L. Hill Nails xi. 123 You never worry about fuck-all anyway,..as long as you have your finger up some three-dollar hosebag. 1985 Bullet (Mary Washington Coll.) 5 Nov. 7/2 I think Dotty is a bit of a hosebag, personally; there have been more than a few accounts of her spending nights in all-male dorms. 1994 Esquire Feb. 54/1 We know that men are assholes... That guy we play tennis with and that hosebag at work who dumps his girlfriends after six weeks. 2002 J. Grisham Summons (2003) vii. 61 What about that hosebag who ditched you? What's her name?.. Yeah, Vicki. I hated that bitch even at your wedding. 2011 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 30 Sept. 10 e Ally has racked up an impressive number of paramours... If she has one more boyfriend, she will be a certified hosebag. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868 |
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