Knickerbockers is an English word with synonyms like breeches or knickers. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Knickerbockers meaning
Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
Using Knickerbockers
- The main meaning on this page is: Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
- Useful related words include: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers.
Context around Knickerbockers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knickerbockers
- In this selection, "knickerbockers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, york, vocalist, defeated and game stand out and add context to how "knickerbockers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brought the knickerbockers game close and new york knickerbockers defeated the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knickerbockers" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knickerbockers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies, 68-66. (10 words)
The Righteous Brothers’ name, however, lived on with Hatfield recruiting The Knickerbockers vocalist Jimmy Walker to take Medley’s place. (20 words)
Several other rules also brought the Knickerbockers' game close to the modern one, though a ball caught on the first bounce was, again, an out and only underhand pitching was allowed. (31 words)
Several other rules also brought the Knickerbockers' game close to the modern one, though a ball caught on the first bounce was, again, an out and only underhand pitching was allowed. (31 words)
The Righteous Brothers’ name, however, lived on with Hatfield recruiting The Knickerbockers vocalist Jimmy Walker to take Medley’s place. (20 words)
The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies, 68-66. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
The Righteous Brothers’ name, however, lived on with Hatfield recruiting The Knickerbockers vocalist Jimmy Walker to take Medley’s place.
The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies, 68-66.
Several other rules also brought the Knickerbockers' game close to the modern one, though a ball caught on the first bounce was, again, an out and only underhand pitching was allowed.