Hose Rope : A short piece of rope with an eye splice on one end and a hook on the other used to secure hose to ladders and other objects. See: Rope Hose Tool
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}