sit-upons

noun

Trousers.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sit-upon
  2. UKobsoleteslangTrousers.

    But I should advise you, old fellow, to get your sit-upons seated with wash-leather,—just like the eleventh hussars do with their cherry-coloured pants.

    1860, Cuthbert Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, volumes 1-3, page 89
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APA

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Chicago

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