单词 | mucking-togs |
释义 | mucking-togsn. slang. Now rare. Waterproof clothing, waterproofs. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > manufactured in specific way > water or wind-proofed > article of waterproof1763 mackintosh1836 dare-all1840 mucking-togs1842 dicky1883 oilskin1884 oily1886 showerproof1887 rainproof1890 mac1901 windproof1937 rain mac1966 foulie1978 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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