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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
plus fours

▶plural noun baggy knickerbockers reaching below the knee, formerly worn by men for hunting and golf.

– origin 1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material.

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