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jodhpurs

/ ˈdʒɒdpəz /

plural noun

  1. riding breeches, loose-fitting around the hips and tight-fitting from the thighs to the ankles
  2. Also calledjodhpur boots ankle-length leather riding boots


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jodhpurs1

C19: from the town Jodhpur

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Example Sentences

There were curious proportions with saggy leather jodhpurs and nipped-waist jackets with tiny peplums.

She is also a veteran steeplechase jockey who had to put weights in her jodhpurs to keep her mount on the horse.

More specifically, “My favorite look is probably equestrian—white fitted oxford, jodhpurs, and riding boots.”

He was clad in jodhpurs and boots and an old tweed coat, with a brilliant blue stock at his throat.

Determinedly she transferred the small revolver from its holster to a pocket of the jodhpurs she was wearing.

Dorothy slipped the compact into a pocket of her jodhpurs and got to her feet.

Dorothy appeared presently, wearing a boy's outing shirt open at the neck and a pair of fawn-colored jodhpurs.

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