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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