English Explanatory Dictionary

nicky-tam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of straps or pieces of string tied around the leg below the knee to raise trousers above the level of farmyard dirt.
  2. The same to prevent the ingress of dust and vermin up the trouser leg.
  3. A simpleton or country yokel.

Word forms

nicky-tam nicky-tams

Etymology

From knickerbockers (due to the shape that the trouser legs adopt) + taum (a cord).

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