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trunks

/tɹʌŋks/ noun B2
  1. Shorts or briefs used especially for sports.
  2. Swimming trunks.
  3. Trunkhose.
  4. Trunk briefs.
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I noticed a “Copenhagen” label upon each of their trunks, showing that that had been their last stopping place.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 61 · B2
You know the piles are just old tree trunks and there are lots of knots and old branch stubs on them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 224 · C1
At length the chaise arrived, the trunks were fastened on, the parcels placed within, and it was pronounced to be ready.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 251 · B2
“What you find in your trunks.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 588 · C1

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