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单词 mucking-togs
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mucking-togsn.

Brit. /ˈmʌkɪŋˌtɒɡz/, U.S. /ˈməkɪŋˌtɔɡz/, /ˈməkɪŋˌtɑɡz/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mucking n., tog n.1
Etymology: < mucking n. + the plural of tog n.1, humorously after mackintosh n.
slang. Now rare.
Waterproof clothing, waterproofs.
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1842 R. H. Barham Misadventures Margate in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 155 A little ‘gallows-looking chap’... With a ‘carpet-swab’ and ‘muckingtogs’, and a hat turned up with green.
1871 Chelmsford Chron. 6 Oct. 8/2 Even the ‘merry andrews’ wore mackintoshes and other ‘mucking togs’, and drove their one-in-hand conveyances with a gravity well befitting the day.
1945 Manch. Guardian 7 Sept. 3/7 Vainly do the tailors in conference call for a return to evening dress: in terms of the vernacular, mucking-togs take precedence of glad rags.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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