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galligaskins
[ gal-i-gas-kinz ]
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- loose breeches in general.
- leggings or gaiters, usually of leather.
galligaskins
/ ˌɡælɪˈɡæskɪnz /
plural noun
- loose wide breeches or hose, esp as worn by men in the 17th century
- leather leggings, as worn in the 19th century
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galligaskins1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galligaskins1
C16: from obsolete French garguesques, from Italian grechesco Greek, from Latin Graecus
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Example Sentences
"Cow's-grass, doublet, and galligaskins," responded the Refectioner.
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This 'ere old friend o' mine don't unnerstand ye wi' yer fustian an' yer galligaskins.
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The assailants were indeed rascals of the same tarry, broad-breeched, stringfasted breed as Galligaskins of the cellar door.
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"A green gown and a pair of leathern galligaskins every Pentecost," said the Kitchener.
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He goes on to relate how he is besieged by duns, and what a chasm there is in his "galligaskins."
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