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
Example Sentences
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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
He did not understand this galoche having been the sign of a hosier, nor the purport of the earthenware cask—a common cider-keg—and, to be candid, the St. Peter was lamentable with his drunkard's physiognomy.
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave
Enough," said I. "Come and devil the hosier.
From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford
He was a hosier in Aberdeen, but came to London to improve his fortunes.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
The sly hosier saw he longed to be off, and said, "We'll gega—gega—gega—gega—give ye a thousand angels to raise the siege."
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
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