"underdrawers" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: under- + drawers Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|drawers}} under- + drawers Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} underdrawers pl (plural only)
  1. (dated) underwear; undergarments. Tags: dated, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear

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          "ref": "1901, Maurice Hewlett, The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1916, Jackson Gregory, The Short Cut",
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          "ref": "1919, Peter B. Kyne, Captain Scraggs",
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          "ref": "1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range",
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