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trews

noun plural \ˈtrüz\

Definition of TREWS

1
chiefly British :  3pant 1; especially :  tight-fitting trousers usually of tartan
2
:  close-cut tartan shorts worn under the kilt in Highland dress
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Origin of TREWS

Scottish Gaelic triubhas
First Known Use: circa 1568

Rhymes with TREWS

blues, booze, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, fuse, lose, Meuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, roose, ruse, schmooze, snooze, use, whose

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  1. trews
  2. trew
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