GALLIGASKINS


Meaning of GALLIGASKINS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ga-li- ' gas-k ə nz

Function: noun plural

Etymology: probably modification of Middle French garguesques, from Old Spanish gregüescos, from griego Greek, from Latin Graecus

Date: 1577

1 a : loose wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries b : very loose trousers

2 dialect chiefly British : LEGGINGS

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