sweat-trousers

See also: sweat trousers

English

Noun

sweat-trousers pl (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of sweat trousers.
    • 1932 April 7, Ray J. Gillespie, “Stags Gain Third Tourney Victory by Closing Rally […]”, in The St. Louis Star, volume 46, number 161, St. Louis, Mo., →OCLC, page 19, column 5:
      One member of the Eagleites came onto the floor wearing a pair of bright orange sweat-trousers.
    • 1935 November 28, “New Mexico Boy Wins Marathon at University of Dubuque”, in Santa Fe New Mexican, volume 71, number 281, Santa Fe, N.M., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, columns 1–2:
      Atencio, a frshman[sic] from Dixon, New Mexico, broke the tape in 15 minutes, 35.8 seconds, remarkably fast time for the weather in which the event was run, to say nothing of running with heavy sweat-trousers and woolen sweat-shirt against the cold, icy under-footing.
    • 1988 June 30, “Many gems amid the sales junk”, in Evening Post, number 17,039, Bristol, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 82, column 2:
      For casual trousers, branches of Value-For-Money and Hennes (Sales started June 28) have striped sweat-trousers in grey or green, at £7.99 down from £9.99, and high-waisted cotton twill trousers at £14.99, down from £19.99.
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