knickerbocker noun2 •A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses. •[before a noun] (no longer used) Of or relating to knickerbockers....with a rudimentary beard to set it off, a dirty shirt, a rifle, a coat over my arm, and half a grouse in my knickerbocker pocket. — 1892
Knickerbocker /ˈnɪkɚbɑkɚ/ noun4 •A player for the New York Knicks •(historical) A player for the New York Knickerbockers •A surname from Dutch. •(no longer used, historical) A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old Dutch families formsKnickerbockers