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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hosing, Hoising, vbl. n. Also: -yng, -yne, -ene, -eng, hoissing, hoys(s)ing. [ME. hosiynge (1340), f. hose v.]

1. The providing or making of hose; concr., hose collectively. b. = Hose 4 a. 1513 Doug. xi. xv. 23.
Hys hosyng [L. tegmina crurum] schane of wark of barbary c 1522 in Doug. (ed. Small) I. cxi.
Honest hole hoyssing and dowbillatis 1531 Wigtown B. Ct. 250 b.
v payr of hosyne 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 57.
For twa pecis of fyne sarge for hosing 1555 Carte Northberwic 71.
To deliuer hym twa pair of hois … wytht taffetes conforme to the oys off hosyng a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlviii. 24.
The violet … Sall serve ȝow hosing for a ȝeirb. 1537 Treas. Acc. VI. 338.
Four elnis … of gray … to be hoissing to the Kingis standerttis of his letta camp 1540 Ib. VII. 311.
Cammes to … be hosing to the grete standertis

2. A kind of cloth used for making hose; hosiers'-cloth. 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 465.
For twa peces of hosing of stemmyng 1567 Edinb. Test. 11 b.
Awcht wobbis of blew hosingis 1574 Ib. III. 132.
Sevin ellins of maltman hoissing

b. Attrib., of cloth (also wool) of this kind, with claith, wob, woll, and gray, quhite, etc.(1) 1532 Treas. Acc. VI. 40.
For … hosyn claith brocht furtht off Ingland 1541 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. iv (Myller).
Ane dussane of elnis of quhite hosing claith 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV. 101 b.
Fiftie elne of hoissin claith 1611 Brechin Test. II. 147 b.
Thrie peices of hoysing claytht —(2) 1538 Treas. Acc. VI. 388.
For … hosing quhite to be dowblet and hois 1567 Edinb. Test. I. 11 b.
Sex ellis of hoiseng gray 1568 Ib. 152 b.
ix ellis … of hoissing scottis blew 1580 Ib. VIII. 361.
Thrie elnis of hosing gray callit Dundie gray 1581 Ib. IX. 129 b.
Ane wob of barnis hosing quhyt 1596 Ib. XXIX. 303.
Sex elneis of hoissing blew 1607 Ib. XLIII. 41.
xx elnes of hoising gray —(3) 1574 Edinb. Test. III. 89 b.
Twa gray hosing wobbis & tua kairsayis —(4) 1580 Brechin Test. I. 24.
Ane stane of hosing gray woll price ten lib. 1594 Edinb. Test. XXVI. 268.
Thrie stane wecht of hoising frenche gray woll

c. Hoising grayth, (?) a leaf of heddles for the weaving of hosing cloth (see Graith n. 2 c). 1568 Edinb. Test. 182.
Fyve lynning lwmes, … ane hoising grayth, with ane warpin fatt