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Jodhpurs
Jodhpurs pronounced \JOD-puhrz\ After Jodhpur, a city in northwestern India, earlier a princely state. Riding breeches loose above the knees but close-fitting from the knees to the ankles.
‘One thing is certain. Once he packs up his souperman cape and jockey jodhpurs, stories about [Campbell Soup CEO] David Johnson will be traded for years to come.’
Linda Grant; Stirring it up at Campbell; Fortune (New York); May 13, 1996.
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