{Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in
politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.]
{Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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