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Drawers

//dɹɔɹz// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of drawer form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches. archaic, plural, plural-only

    "Question. Where did they strike you? Answer. Struck me in the face once, and struck four times across the legs. Question.Was that after you had taken your drawers off, or before? Answer. After I had taken my drawers off."

  3. 3
    (used in the plural) underpants worn by women wordnet
  4. 4
    Underpants, especially long underpants. dated, informal, plural, plural-only, regional

    "They were armed and I was in my drawers still half asleep."

  5. 5
    underpants worn by men wordnet
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  1. 6
    Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights. plural, plural-only, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

See drawer.

Etymology 2

From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.

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