britches
[brich-iz]
Origin of britches
First recorded in 1880–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words for britches
trousers, underpants, shorts, knickers, jeans, drawers, dungarees, panties, corduroys, Bermudas, chinos, jodhpurs, briefs, breeches, bloomers, chaps, britches, denims, pantaloonsExamples from the Web for britches
Contemporary Examples of britches
She insists, laughing, that her grandfather looked better in his britches than Adolf Hitler did in his.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous GeneralTim Teeman
May 26, 2014
Historical Examples of britches
As an old Tellurian saying hath it, 'you're altogether too big for your britches.'
The Galaxy PrimesEdward Elmer Smith
"You're too smart for your own britches, egghead," Crowley snarled.
The Common ManGuy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)
Should thee like to clap thysen into britches as cowd as a tub o' water?
Sons and LoversDavid Herbert Lawrence
Ledyard at Ben's elbow was muttering something about his britches.
Wilderness of SpringEdgar Pangborn
They hadn't been wed long, when he axed her to mend his britches.
Yorkshire Ditties, Second SeriesJohn Hartley
britches
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper