spatterdash

[spat-er-dash]

spat·ter·dash

[spat-er-dash]
noun
a long gaiter to protect the trousers or stockings, as from mud while riding.

Origin:
1680–90; spatter + dash

spat·ter·dashed, adjective
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Spatterdash is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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spatterdash (ˈspætəˌdæʃ)
 
n
1.  (US) another name for roughcast
2.  (plural) long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding
 
[C17: see spatter, dash1]

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