Difference between revisions of "Tam, homd and dicky"
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* Dicky - a worn-out shirt (obs. slang.) | * Dicky - a worn-out shirt (obs. slang.) | ||
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Tom, Dick and Harry
The three soldiers
- Tam - a soft woollen bonnet with flat circular crown, the circumference of which is about twice that of the head, formerly worn by Scottish ploughmen, etc.
- Dicky - a worn-out shirt (obs. slang.)
- Homd - Ger. Hemd, 'shirt'