- nicky-tam (n.)
[nicky-tam 词源字典]
- also nicky tam, "garter worn over trousers," 1911, from Scottish, from shortened form of knickers + Scottish & northern English dialect taum, from Old Norse taumr "cord, rein, line," cognate with Old English team (see team). Originally a string tied by Scottish farmers around rolled-up trousers to keep the legs of them out of the dirt.[nicky-tam etymology, nicky-tam origin, 英语词源]