nicky-tam
noun 3
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noun
1
A pair of straps or pieces of string tied around the leg below the knee to raise trousers above the level of farmyard dirt.
Use for ditching.
A Pair of Nicky-Tams Folk song.
2
The same to prevent the ingress of dust and vermin up the trouser leg.
Keeping rats out.
3
A simpleton or country yokel.
Interview with Sir Nicky Tam in the Aberdeen Voice.
See also "A Pair of Nicky-Tams".
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