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galligaskins

 [gal-i-gas-kinz]  

gal·li·gas·kins

   [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.
Also, gallygaskins.

Origin:
1570–80; earlier gallogascaine(s), galigascon(s), of obscure origin; final element is perhaps Gascon (later assimilated to -kin)
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galligaskins or gallygaskins (ˌɡælɪˈɡæskɪnz)
 
—pl n
1.  loose wide breeches or hose, esp as worn by men in the 17th century
2.  leather leggings, as worn in the 19th century
 
[C16: from obsolete French garguesques, from Italian grechesco Greek, from Latin Graecus]
 
gallygaskins or gallygaskins
 
—pl n
 
[C16: from obsolete French garguesques, from Italian grechesco Greek, from Latin Graecus]

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