buntlings
English
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editbuntlings pl (plural only)
- (obsolete, cant) Petticoats.
- 1947, Thomas B. Costain, textsFor my great folly, page 25:
- "Our pretty Ann wears fine main buntlings no less, and will you take notice of the fineness of the lace! I have nothing better myself. What do you say, Roger, shall we take this along and let it flutter from our masthead?"
- 2008, Tom Bowling, The antigallican, large print edition, page 92:
- On deck, for practice, Tom and his messmates, the foc'slmen, had taught Cotterell with a bit of canvas to hand the leech of sails, "like lifting a girl's buntlings", then to reef them to the boatswain's or his mate's orders.
Etymology 2
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