Green’s Dictionary of Slang

piccolo and flute n.

[rhy. sl.]

1. a suit.

[UK]J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
[UK]J. Jones Rhy. Cockney Sl.
[UK]Partridge DSUE (8th edn).
[UK]R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.

2. in pl., boots.

[UK]L. Lane Me and My Girl I iii: bill: You might get these trousers altered, they’re too tight under me arms — like me piccolo and flutes.
[UK]J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
[UK]Partridge DSUE (8th edn).