To be hosed is to be 'screwed', 'stuffed' - trapped in a bad situation.
The etymology of etymology is from the greek etumologia which means "true sense of a word"
There is no process of getting freckles you get born with them.
in Victorian times builders added beer to their plaster mix to make it adhere better especially on mouldings
Someone may have though the couple were meant for each other and made a comment that they should marry. Like a joke with each person telling it the joke changes and so does gossip!