bvds

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Definition of bvds in English English dictionary

A type of men's long underwear

We frolicked like dolphins – Graeme and I in shorts and Bob in his B.V.D.'s – and then stretched out on the ancient waveworn shingle to let the sinking sun dry and warm us.

{i} trademark for men's underwear

Etymology

() from the initials of an early manufacturer: Bradley, Voorhees & Day