hook-ups
SayHUUK-ups/ˈhʊkˌʌps/
- 1A pair of small side-by-side valves on a wall, connected through it to the household plumbing, that supply hot and cold water to a washing machine.
The laundry room has hook-ups behind the dryer, but tenants have to bring their own washer.
The hook-ups started leaking, so the plumber replaced both valves.
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The name comes from what the valves are for: a washing machine's two hoses hook up to them. Because they come as a pair, the word stays plural even for a single laundry corner. They are usually color-coded, red for hot water and blue for cold, and a rental listing that offers hook-ups promises the plumbing, not the machine.
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Origin
They are said to hook up with a washing machine.