long-john

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Long-John^¹

noun Long-Johns

alternative Alternative form of Long John (tree). Accordingly, yet further back, but still on the spit, a few Long-Johns (Triplaris surinamensis) rise singly; for these, less enduring than the true forest trees, but more so than the trumpet-woods, grow on the soil deposited by the latter, and in their turn prepare the soil for more noble products.

long-john^²

noun long john · longjohn

attributive, as a modifier Of or relating to long johns (the undergarment). Bloody to the elbows from gutting it, sweat pouring down his joy-reddened face, stripped down to his long-john top despite the twenty-degree cold, he had dragged the deer down from the top of Widdershins where he’d shot it three hours earlier.

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@misc{long_john_2026,
  title = {long-john},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long-john},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}