underdrawers

[ uhn-der-drawrz ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌdrɔrz /

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

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1825–35; under- + drawers

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