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trams

nounbody

Cart shafts; also legs (esp. women's)

The poles (shafts) of a cart; by extension, a person's legs, especially a woman's.

Example in use

Her trams are sair efter the reel.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TRAMZ/

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Origin & context

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