English Explanatory Dictionary

necropants

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of pants made from the skin of the lower half (below the waist) of a dead man, used by medieval Icelandic sorcerers to obtain money.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɛkɹoʊˌpænts/

Word forms

necropants

Etymology

From necro- + pants, a calque of Icelandic nábrók.

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