Difference between revisions of "dross"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: old English ''drᴐ̂s'' (undergarment)
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From: Old English ''draws''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* drᴐ̂s
 
* drᴐ̂s
<sm2>pcm-ng-dross.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dross.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>pcm-ng-dross.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-dross.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
* Na small thing person dey wear under cloth to cover im private part wey get rope.
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* Small clot wey person dey wear under cloth to cover im private part.
:* {{ux|dv| My grandma time, na '''dross''' dem dey wear. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. My grandparents used this underpants with rope to draw it tight in their time.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| My grandma time, na '''dross''' dem dey wear. |(My grandparents wore draws in their generation.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|Papa, see your '''dross''' don fall from rope. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Papa, see your underpants fell off the rope.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Papa, see your '''dross''' don fall from rope.|(Papa, see your underpants fell off the rope.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''A man's brief'',
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* English: ''A man's brief, draws''

Latest revision as of 09:19, 29 February 2024

Naija

Alternative Form

Etymology

From: Old English draws

Pronunciation

  • drᴐ̂s

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Noun

  • Small clot wey person dey wear under cloth to cover im private part.
  • My grandma time, na dross dem dey wear.  — (My grandparents wore draws in their generation.)
  • Papa, see your dross don fall from rope.  — (Papa, see your underpants fell off the rope.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: A man's brief, draws