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plus fours

loose knickerbockers worn, esp. formerly, for active sports

Etymology: orig. a tailoring term indicating an added four inches of material for overlap below the knee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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