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Knickerbocker


Knick·er·bock·er

K0089000 (nĭk′ər-bŏk′ər)n.1. a. A descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.b. A native or inhabitant of New York.2. knickerbockers Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee; knickers.
[After Diedrich Knickerbocker, , fictitious author of History of New York by Washington Irving.]

Knickerbocker

(ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə) n1. a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York2. an inhabitant of New York[C19: named after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious Dutchman alleged to be the author of Washington Irving's History of New York (1809)]

Knick•er•bock•er

(ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ər)

n. 1. a native or resident of the state of New York. 2. a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York. 3. knickerbockers, knickers (def. 1). [generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York (1809)]

Knickerbocker


Knickerbocker

(nĭk`ərbŏk'ər), term used almost synonymously with the adjective "Dutch" in respect to Dutch families and customs and the Dutch region of early New York state. A History of New York (1809), written by Washington Irving under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, popularized the term. There was an actual Knickerbocker family that came from Holland c.1674 and lived chiefly in Albany co.
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