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underdrawers

[ uhn-der-drawrz ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌdrɔrz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs.Compare drawer(def 2).

Words nearby underdrawers

underdone, underdraft, underdrain, underdrainage, underdraw, underdrawers, underdress, underdressed, underdrive, undereducate, underemphasis

Origin of underdrawers

1825–35; under- + drawers

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for underdrawers

He looked as though one gentle shove might send him yodeling down Market Street in his underdrawers.
PRoblem|Alan Edward Nourse
Madame Putois had begun the basket that Gervaise had brought to her filled with towels, wrappers, cuffs and underdrawers.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
Three pair o them underdrawers, Deliaan not a break in one of em!
Short Stories of the New America|Various
While in bed put on stockings, slippers, bath robe (and underdrawers or flannel petticoat in winter).
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts

The American troops swarmed out in their underdrawers and cartridge belts, and that surprise party turned right about face.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

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