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TROUSER CLIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trouser clip mean? 

TROUSER CLIP (noun)
  The noun TROUSER CLIP has 1 sense:

1. a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chainplay

  Familiarity information: TROUSER CLIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TROUSER CLIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bicycle clip; trouser clip

Hypernyms ("trouser clip" is a kind of...):

clip (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)


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