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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Knickerbocker

· Knick·er·bock·er · IPA /nˈɪkərbˌɑkər/
01 n. A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses.
  1. 1.
    A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses.
02 prop. n. A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of New York state or e…
  1. 1.
    A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of New York state or especially New York City.[capitalized]