First Known Use: 1618
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trunk hose
noun plural \ˈtrəŋk-\
Definition of TRUNK HOSE
: short full breeches reaching about halfway down the thigh that were worn chiefly in the late 16th and early 17th centuries
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Origin of TRUNK HOSE
probably from obsolete English trunk to truncate
Rhymes with TRUNK HOSE
appose, bluenose, brownnose, compose, depose, dextrose, disclose, dispose, dog rose, enclose, expose, foreclose, fructose, glucose, hardnose, impose, Montrose, moss rose, musk rose, old rose, oppose, primrose, propose, pug nose, repose, rockrose, suppose, transpose, tuberose, unclose, viscose, wind rose
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