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galligaskins

[ gal-i-gas-kinz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  2. loose breeches in general.
  3. leggings or gaiters, usually of leather.


galligaskins

/ ˌɡælɪˈɡæskɪnz /

plural noun

  1. loose wide breeches or hose, esp as worn by men in the 17th century
  2. leather leggings, as worn in the 19th century
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of galligaskins1

First recorded in 1570–80; earlier gallogascaine(s), galigascon(s), of obscure origin; perhaps alteration (with influence of galley and Gascon or -kin ) of obsolete French garguesque, greguesque, ultimately from Latin Graecus “Greek” ( Greek )
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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.

This 'ere old friend o' mine don't unnerstand ye wi' yer fustian an' yer galligaskins.

The assailants were indeed rascals of the same tarry, broad-breeched, stringfasted breed as Galligaskins of the cellar door.

"A green gown and a pair of leathern galligaskins every Pentecost," said the Kitchener.

He goes on to relate how he is besieged by duns, and what a chasm there is in his "galligaskins."

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