·noun One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
1) West out of West Smithfield, at No. 24, to 7 King Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
North out of Hosier Lane. In Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720, I. iii. 284). Th...