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huseau
† huseau Obs. [a. obs. F. houseau (Cotgr.) ‘a course drawer worne ouer a Stocking instead of a Boot’ (cf. OF. housel in Godef.), dim. of OF. (and F. dial.) house, heuse, husse boot.] Some kind of boot or legging. Husens in the first quot. is app. an error for huseus = huseaus, for which huseans in C... Oxford English Dictionary
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hushion
hushion Sc. (ˈhʌʃən) Also hoeshin, hoshen. [Possibly a popular formation from huseau.] A stocking without a foot; a hogger, hugger.1789 D. Davidson Seasons 118 Some wi' wallets, some wi' weghts, An' some wi' hoshens caprin Right heigh. 1792 Burns Willie's Wife iv, She dights her grunzie wi' a hushio... Oxford English Dictionary
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