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SUPPORT HOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does support hose mean?
• SUPPORT HOSE (noun)
The noun SUPPORT HOSE has 1 sense:
1. elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
Familiarity information: SUPPORT HOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
support hose; support stocking
Hypernyms ("support hose" is a kind of...):
stocking (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))
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