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galligaskins

[ 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.


galligaskins

/ 藢伞忙濒瑟藞伞忙蝉办瑟苍锄 /

plural noun

  1. loose wide breeches or hose, esp as worn by men in the 17th century
  2. leather leggings, as worn in the 19th century
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of galligaskins1

First recorded in 1570鈥80; earlier gallogascaine(s), galigascon(s), of obscure origin; perhaps alteration (with influence of galley and Gascon or -kin ) of obsolete French garguesque, greguesque, ultimately from Latin Graecus 鈥淕reek鈥 ( Greek )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of galligaskins1

C16: from obsolete French garguesques, from Italian grechesco Greek, from Latin Graecus
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Kris Russell鈥檚 shot from the left point hit Hudler and Dallas defenseman Alex Galligaskins and trickled past goalie Kari Lehtonen.

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Galligaskins, gal-i-gas鈥瞜inz, n.pl. large open hose or trousers: leggings worn by sportsmen.

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"There is none quite empty," announced the Schnorrer, "but in this one there are only a few trifles鈥攁 pair of galligaskins and such like鈥攕o that if you make me a present of them the box will be empty, so far as you are concerned."

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Hogg seemed as well pleased as if he had found a 'poss,' and rummaged his galligaskins for a hideous bit of scrawl, that he had several times brought forth from its dark den, during our journey, when any thing particularly inspiring had urged its momentary liberation.

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I will get such an accumulation of stupendous recollections that as I walk through the suburbs of London I may not see them鈥擨 will stand upon Mount Blanc and remember this coming Summer when I intend to straddle Ben Lomond鈥攚ith my soul!鈥攇alligaskins are out of the Question.

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