galluses

[ gal-uh-siz ]

noun(used with a plural verb)Older Use.

a pair of suspenders for trousers.

Origin of galluses

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of gallows

Other words from galluses

gallused, adjective

Words Nearby galluses

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How to use galluses in a sentence

Yer see, when I threw those partridges onter the ground it brought a purty powerful strain onto my galluses.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks | Charles Felton Pidgin
Dont gentlemen put their feet on the table and let their galluses down?
Full-Back Foster | Ralph Henry Barbour
Uncle had tied a red handkerchief around his neck and was readjusting his galluses when I returned.
The Light in the Clearing | Irving Bacheller
He had shortened his "galluses" and hitched up his breeches to a very comfortable fit.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley | Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
If your singletree chain broke, you fixed it wid mulberry skins; same wid your galluses.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 | Works Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for galluses

galluses

/ (ˈɡæləsɪz) /

pl n

dialect braces for trousers

Origin of galluses

C18: variant spelling of gallowses, from gallows (in the obsolete sense: braces)

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