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trunks

/ trʌŋks /

plural noun

Also calledswimming trunks a man's garment worn for swimming, either fairly loose and extending from the waist to the thigh or briefer and close-fitting
shorts worn for some sports
men's underpants with legs that reach midthigh

And elephants do occasionally use their trunks as snorkels while swimming.

On 18 May, Spitz led Moore to Prien, where they located a large collection of trunks and crates belonging to Schwend.

It was a terrifying bombardment of rocks, palm trunks and flaming naphtha.

Yet there were no pictures of Harry in his swimming trunks being kissed by lithe beauties on Ipanema Beach this week.

His own trunks could do with urgent restyling, away from their current “Spanx diaper” vibe.

They ranged from moving trunks to cleaning cisterns, and, by grace of all of them, Sim was doing very well.

The sleeves of his doublet which protruded from his leather casing were of the same colour and material as his trunks.

As soon as she is at your house, have her trunks carried immediately to her own room, and lead her there yourself.

He had gone, in fact, to the dressing room, where boys of all sizes were putting on sandals and running trunks.

The ax was to sever the head from the lifeless body, and all the headless trunks were to be interred together.

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