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hosaphone

noun

Etymology

From hose + -phone.

  1. derived from *(s)kewH-✻ — “to cover”
  2. inherited from *husǭ✻ — “coverings, leggings, trousers”
  3. inherited from *hosā✻
  4. inherited from hose
  5. inherited from hose — “leggings, hose”
  6. suffixed as hosaphone — “hose + phone”

Definitions

  1. A home-made musical instrument consisting of a length of garden hose with a funnel…

    A home-made musical instrument consisting of a length of garden hose with a funnel inserted at one end. It is played by blowing it in the manner of a trumpet.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA