noun
- knitted cotton underwear, especially long underwear or undershirts
Usage: dated
Examples
- He packed his balbriggans for the cold winter trip.
- The old-fashioned balbriggans kept him warm during the harsh weather.
- She found a set of vintage balbriggans in her grandfather’s trunk.
- The store sold traditional balbriggans alongside modern thermal underwear.
- Workers in the early 1900s commonly wore balbriggans under their clothes.