Meaning of Duds | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
   British, US, dated, informal, plural, plural-only
2. One's personal property.
   obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang

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Examples

“I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds, which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across; […]”

““I don't know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. […]””

“They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner.”

“We were hard-pressed to find anyone who actually skis in these designer duds, but someone's buying the stuff: Hilfiger's ski and boardwear line grosses around $25 million per year […]”

“JESSE:Badger? Where you been keeping yourself? Nice duds.”

“Scavenger: Nice duds. Better watch your back. There's probably already a dozen people planning to kill you for them.”

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