"daks" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 daks.ogg
Etymology: From DAKS, trademark for a brand of trousers originally made in the 1930s by Simpsons of Piccadilly; formed from the initials of Alexander Simpson and the first and last letters of the name of his business associate Dudley Beck. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} daks pl (plural only)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Trousers or underwear. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal, plural, plural-only Synonyms: dacks Derived forms: trackie daks, underdaks
    Sense id: en-daks-en-noun-yXzJ1tNu Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} daks
  1. plural of dak Tags: form-of, plural Form of: dak
    Sense id: en-daks-en-noun-Ova3UHYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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