/ ˈgeɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
[ usually pl. ] a cloth or leather covering for the leg between the knee and the ankle. Gaiters were worn by men in the past and are now mainly worn by people who go walking or climbing :
a pair of gaiters
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French guêtre , probably of Germanic origin and related to wrist .