Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
jodhpurs
noun · first attested 19th century
The riding trousers are named for a city in Rajasthan.
Riding trousers cut wide at the hip and close at the calf.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Jodhpur
- In English
jodhpurs
The cut was associated with Jodhpur and reached British riders through polo. English kept the city name and made it a plural garment word.
India
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