GALLIGASKINS


Meaning of GALLIGASKINS in English

/gal'i gas"kinz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. )

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 .

[ 1570-80; earlier gallogascaine ( s ), galigascon ( s ), of obscure orig.; final element is perh. GASCON (later assimilated to -KIN) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .