balbriggans

 [bal-brig-uhn]  

bal·brig·gan

   [bal-brig-uhn]
noun
a plain-knit cotton fabric, used especially in hosiery and underwear.
Origin:
1855–60; after Balbriggan, town in Ireland, where first made
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