See knickerbockers on Wiktionary
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brídži",
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"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "бри́джи"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "bombacho"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "bombachos"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "knickerbockers",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "golfbyxor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "knickerbockers",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "knäbyxor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "knickerbockers",
"tags": [
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"slang"
],
"word": "äppelknyckarbyxor"
}
],
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"French terms with usage examples",
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"Pages with entries",
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"text": "Il est venu en knickerbockers.\nHe came in knickerbockers.",
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"tags": [
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],
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],
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],
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},
{
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],
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}
],
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}
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