[ noun ] trousers ending above the knee <noun.artifact>
Knickerbockers \Knick"er*bock`ers\, n. pl. The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also {knickers}.
knickers \knick"ers\, n. pl. 1. The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also {knickerbockers}.