Underhose
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hose worn underneath other clothing. uncountable
"For the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was not the kind of pocket that Watt could pick. For it was no ordinary pocket, no, but a secret one, sewn on to the front of Erskine's underhose."
Example
More examples"For the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was not the kind of pocket that Watt could pick. For it was no ordinary pocket, no, but a secret one, sewn on to the front of Erskine's underhose."
Etymology
From under- + hose.
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