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daks

Also: dacks

Trousers.

In a sentence

These old daks are fine for painting the fence.

Where it came from

Daks became an Australian name for trousers from the DAKS clothing trademark. The brand name was eventually treated as a common plural noun.

Initial era
1800–1899
Where used
Australia-wide

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