hosier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hosier
First recorded in 1375–1425, hosier is from the late Middle English word hosiare. See hose, -ier 1
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The son of a hosier, he married the illiterate daughter of a Battersea market gardener.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2010
Before this he had already been a hosier, a tutor, and a speculator in canals.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
William Bunyan, lieutenant in the navy, 1767; Thomas Bunyan, hosier, 1776.
From Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
And Miss Fleece, who's a hosier, and not quite as young, But is wealthier far than Miss Flounce, She "entertains" also to-night with cold tongue, Smoked herring, and cherry-bounce.
From Fanny With Other Poems by Fitz-Greene Halleck
When George I. was king, there lived in Worcester a man named Snell, who carried on business as a hosier and dyer.
From The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Andrew Lang
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