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draws1
- pluralplural of draw
draws2
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of draw
draws3
- abbreviationclippingpluralplural onlyslangClipping of drawers.
In the south, it's "draws" which is just a southern way of saying "drawers".
[2016 June 4, Allyson J., “What's American for pants?”, in Kindle Forum, archived from the original on 07 Nov 20255 more examples
He’d said, “Boss, that lady packed that man right up. She put his suits and shirts in wardrobe boxes, and then”—the man started laughing—“and then she went and stuffed all of old boy’s funky draws down in that box with all of his good clothes.” “Mookie, how did you know his draws were in the wardrobe boxes?” Mookie just looked at Charles like he was crazy, and then said, “Dawg, dawg. You know what your draws smell like when you take ’em off and drop ’em in the hamper, right?”
2009, Michele Andrea Bowen, Up at the College, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN, page 116When them girls crowded around him, he looked like he was about to shit his draws!
2010, Cecil R. Cross II, Next Semester, New York, N.Y.: Kimani TRU, →ISBN, page 72“I finally asked him to choose, and he told me on her front porch in holey draws and a dingy wifebeater, he was in love with the other woman.”
2013, Sasha Campbell, Consequences, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 292There are so many names for underwear: underwear, draws, drawls, chonies, bloomers, knickers, knickerbottoms...
[2020 August 4, Reesha On The Radio, “Does Anybody Wear Underwear Anymore? [POLL]”, in Mega 99.3 Online, Yakima, Wash.: Townsquare Media, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2020Not just a place to put your clothes or things. In Mainer slang, drawers or draws are long underwear.
2020 December 21, Kristi Marie, “Celebrate Christmas With Central Church From Your Home”, in B985.5, Waterville, Me.: Townsquare Media
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draws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draws
“draws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draws. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draws,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draws.
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