underdrawers

[uhn-der-drawrz]

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).

Origin of underdrawers

1825–35; under- + drawers

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Examples from the Web for underdrawers

Historical Examples of underdrawers

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
He looked as though one gentle shove might send him yodeling down Market Street in his underdrawers.
PRoblem
Alan Edward Nourse
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
Madame Putois had begun the basket that Gervaise had brought to her filled with towels, wrappers, cuffs and underdrawers.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola