nicky-tam

noun3

1. •
   A pair of straps or pieces of string tied around the leg below the knee to raise trousers above the level of farmyard dirt.

   • Use for ditching.
   • A Pair of Nicky-Tams Folk song.
2. •
   The same to prevent the ingress of dust and vermin up the trouser leg.

   • Keeping rats out.
3. •
   A simpleton or country yokel.

   • Interview with Sir Nicky Tam in the Aberdeen Voice.