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Word: Knickerbocker
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century (originally in knickerbocker (sense 2)): named after Diedrich Knickerbocker, pretended author of W. Irving's History of New York (1809). knickerbocker (sense 1) is said to have arisen from the resemblance of knickerbockers to the knee breeches worn by Dutch men in George Cruikshank's illustrations in Irving's book
ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə
loose-fitting breeches gathered at the knee or calf.
Short Definition:loose-fitting breeches gathered at knee or calf
a New Yorker.
Short Definition:New Yorker
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