n. pl. hen·leys A collarless knit shirt with long or short sleeves and buttons extending partway down the front. [After HENLEY, where such shirts were traditionally worn by crews rowing in the annual regatta held there.] |
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A town of south-central England west of London, noted for its annual rowing regatta (established 1839). |
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