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It's hosepipe. It's what they're called and what the have been called for several hundred years. Hose is just the shortened version.
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Not according to any of the online etymology sites
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hose
https://www.etymonline.com/word/pipe?ref=etymonline_crossreference#etymonline_v_16365
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hosepipe
Hose and Pipe are basically the same thing. So combing them is stupid.
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Or short for pantyhose...
Hence the hilarious Two Ronnies sketch about dead parrots or somesuch.
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Yeah. Now you're getting the hang of it.
Hose Pipe ban is another British thing I don't get. A hose is a pipe. Did it stem from someone writing "hose/pipe ban" or what? Makes no sense, which is why the clever country call them "water restrictions".