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Started by: erontquay (inactive)

SPANKERS=The straps around the trouser legs were called 'spankers', the use of which I am not too sure. It was possibly to stop dust rising up the legs in hot dry weather or wet conditions. Or maybe it was to stop vermin from flying up legs.

From an X coal man.

Replied: 10th Aug 2013 at 16:03

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