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Knickerbocker
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Knick·er·bock·er  (nkr-bkr)
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.]
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From nattily knickerbockered Walter Hagen in the 1920s through color-coordinated Doug Sanders in the '50s and '60s, to virtually the entire PGA Tour in the bell-bottom pants, wide-belted, silk-shirted '70s, and now the late Payne Stewart and the retro-fitted Jesper Parnevik, professional golf has enjoyed a long and proud history of peacocks.
FASHIONING HIS OWN STATEMENT YOUNG GUN BADDELEY'S GAME SPEAKS AS LOUD ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The dapper, knickerbockered Stewart fell 117 spots on the money list in '94, managing just two top-10 finishes while ranking 123rd with $145,687 in earnings.
STEWART OF OLD TIED FOR LEAD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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