'Knickerbocker' definitions:
Definition of 'Knickerbocker'
From: GCIDE
- Knickerbocker \Knick"er*bock`er\, n. A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Knickerbocker'
From: GCIDE
- Knickerbocker \Knick"er*bock`er\, [capitalized] prop. n. [From Diedrich KNickerbocker, the fictional author of The History of New York, in fact written by Washington Irving.] A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of New York state or especially New York City. [PJC]