galluses
Americannoun
plural noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of galluses
First recorded in 1825–35; variant of gallows
Example Sentences
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He disdained neckties, wore flamboyant galluses and too-short pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Hot in stiff Sunday dresses or galluses, the farmers clapped for their guest of honor: Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some qualifications for Ornery Club membership: wearing "good luck" galluses; finger-jabbing people in the chest while conversing; messing in the kitchen; carrying love charms; wearing No. 17 celluloid collars on No. 15 neckbands; general orneriness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bean — galluses, a checked shirt and baggy cords — because it is easy and inconspicuous, unlikely to attract muggers in the scruffy neighborhoods where photographers' studios are often located.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then Pa got for himself a pair of galluses and some tobacco to smoke in his pipe.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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