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DAKS
Etymology 1
Noun
daks pl (plural only)
(Australian, New Zealand, informal) Trousers or underwear.
Etymology 2
Noun
daks
plural of dak
Anagrams
• DASK, S.Dak.
Source: Wiktionary
DAK
Dak, n. Etym: [Hind. .]
Definition: Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India] Dak boat, a mail boat. Percy Smith.
– Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the and of a dak stage.
– To travel by dak, to travel by relays of palanquines or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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