galluses

American

[gal-uh-siz] / ˈgæl ə sɪz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

a pair of suspenders for trousers.

galluses British

/ ˈɡæləsɪz /

plural noun

dialect braces for trousers

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Other Word Forms

gallused adjective

Etymology

Origin of galluses

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of gallows

Example Sentences

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He had an old battered-up slouch hat on, and a greasy blue woolen shirt, and ragged old blue jeans britches stuffed into his boot-tops, and home-knit galluses—no, he only had one.

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Then he served the trousers and the "galluses" the same way; likewise Benny Ellison's socks.

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"More or less," he admitted, wishing to goodness he had on his best pair of "galluses" instead of the ones he was wearing.

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A motley company of about a dozen men they were, dressed in cheap trousers supported by "galluses," coarse shirts, and wide-brim straw hats.

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We used to call them galluses in my day.

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