Definitions for galligaskinsˌgæl ɪˈgæs kɪnz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gal•li•gas•kins*ˌgæl ɪˈgæs kɪnz(n.)
loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Category: Clothing
any loose breeches.
Category: Clothing
leggings or gaiters, usu. of leather.
Category: Clothing
* (used with a pl. v.).
Origin of galligaskins:
1570–80; orig. uncert.
Wiktionary
galligaskins(Noun)
large, loose breeches. A fashion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Webster Dictionary
Galligaskins(u)
loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense
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