Definitions
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- noun A pair of straps or pieces of string tied around the leg below the knee to raise trousers above the level of farmyard dirt.
- noun The same to prevent the ingress of dust and vermin up the trouser leg.
- noun by extension A simpleton or country yokel.
Etymologies
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From knickerbockers (due to the shape that the trouser legs adopt) + taum (a cord).
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