subs. (common).—Pantaloons; i.e., close-fitting trousers. [Derivation obvious.] For synonyms, see BAGS and KICKS.
1884. GREENWOOD, The True History of a Little Ragamuffin, vi. Knee-breeches were just going out of fashion when I was a little boy, and ‘CALF-CLINGERS’ (that is, trousers made to fit the leg as tight as a worsted stocking) were ‘coming in.’
