longjohn

See also: Long John, long john, Long-John, and long-john

English

Noun

longjohn

Alternative form of long-john
- 1994, Jeanne McDonald, editor, Voices from the Valley: Selections from the Knoxville Writers’ Guild, →ISBN, page 196:
  […] soiled and shapeless brown coat, a battered hat pulled down low, and for a muffler he wore the dirty sleeve of a longjohn top.
- 1995, Sonya Birmingham, Frost Flower, New York, N.Y.: Leisure Books, →ISBN, page 165:
  His whiskey-laced breath told Misty that he’d been drinking, and his food-stained longjohn top and filthy breeches repulsed her.
- 1999, Beverley Jolley, Stan Jolley, Dichotomy Amish Justice!, Penn Press, →ISBN, page 149:
  Matthew presents quite a picture in bare feet, longjohn top, and Amish black baggy pants.

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