knickerbockers

British

/ ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz /

plural noun

Also called (US): knickers. baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle

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Etymology

Origin of knickerbockers

C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see _{Knickerbocker}

Vocabulary lists containing knickerbockers

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Example Sentences

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Ned Irish, boss of the Knickerbockers, was hot after him last year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

No team has played more games on Christmas than the Knickerbockers.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2019

The BAA became the NBA, and the Knickerbockers the Knicks.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2017

Adams was the president of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club, which hosted a convention of 14 New York-area clubs to codify the rules of "Base Ball."

From US News • Apr. 7, 2016

Mrs. Hackensack, one of the few surviving Knickerbockers.

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