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Jascon | 00:10 Thu 08th May 2008 | Word Origins
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A pair of underpants or a pair of knickers?

Surely you can't have one
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Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
We say a pair or trousers and a pair of spectacles too. There is only one item but they each have two of something, legs, and lenses, hence they are a pair.
00:16 Thu 08th May 2008
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Click here for the explanation.
08:11 Thu 08th May 2008
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Yeah a knickers nicker is some fella, leer, limp etc, who goes around taking them from washing lines.

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15:09 Wed 21st May 2008

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