"hosemonkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hosemonkey.ogg [Australia] Forms: hosemonkeys [plural]
Etymology: From hose + monkey. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hose|monkey}} hose + monkey Head templates: {{en-noun}} hosemonkey (plural hosemonkeys)
  1. (slang, uncommon) Term of endearment for a firefighter. Tags: slang, uncommon Synonyms: hose monkey, hose-monkey
    Sense id: en-hosemonkey-en-noun-K-4qV~bQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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