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Suspenders wearing flannel, raised on a farm, allergic to the word lingerie.

means Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousersthe homespun word for suspenders.

from From Scots and dialectal English 'gallows,' because the straps hang your pants the way a gallows hangs, well, you can guess.

Always pluralOne strap won't do; the word insists on company.
Gallows kinShares roots with the hanging contraption.
Rural badgeSurvives mostly in Appalachian and Southern speech.
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