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long-john

long-john noun: of or relating to long johns (the undergarment).

Noun (1)

long-john

  1. (attributive) Of or relating to long johns (the undergarment).
    • Bloody to the elbows from gutting it, sweat pouring down his joy-reddened face, stripped down to his long-john top despite the twenty-degree cold, he had dragged the deer down from the top of Widdershins where he’d shot it three hours earlier.1982, Thomas Mordane, Bloodroot, Dell Books, →ISBN, page 200
    • You open your first aid belt, take out a seam ripper, and expertly open the seam of the left pant leg to the knee. Then you open the seam of the left long-john leg to the knee.1993, Warren D. Bowman, Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive First Aid for Nonurban Settings, 2nd edition, National Ski Patrol System, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, page 207, column 3

Noun (2) capitalized: Long-John

Long-John (plural Long-Johns)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Long John (tree).
    • Accordingly, yet further back, but still on the spit, a few Long-Johns (Triplaris surinamensis) rise singly; for these, less enduring than the true forest trees, but more so than the trumpet-woods, grow on the soil deposited by the latter, and in their turn prepare the soil for more noble products.1883, Everard F[erdinand] im Thurn, “Aspects of Plant-Life. […]”, in Among the Indians of Guiana: Being Sketches Chiefly Anthropologic from the Interior of British Guiana, London: Kegan Paul, Trench...
    • Now and then a Long-John, Triplaris surinamensis, in full bloom adds variety to the picture, but, strange to say, the monotony of the river scenery makes its richness all the more impressive. The blossom of the Long-John is not particularly pretty when closely examined, but a tall tree completely...1885 November 7, G. Layard, “First Impressions of Tropical Plants: VIII.—Berbice.”, in The Gardeners’ Magazine: […], volume XXVIII, number 1,071, London, page 642, column 1

Forms of long-john

alternative formlong john
alternative formlongjohn
pluralLong-Johns

Questions about long-john

What does long-john mean?
Long-john means of or relating to long johns (the undergarment).
What part of speech is long-john?
Long-john is a noun.
What is the plural of long-john?
The plural of long-john is Long-Johns.

Words near long-john in the dictionary

  1. long-hours culture
  2. long-hours cultures
  3. long-house
  4. long-houses
  5. long-jawed spider
  6. long-john
  7. long-johns
  8. long-jumper
  9. long-jumpers
  10. long-lasting
  11. long-lastingness

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