Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obsolete spellings of galligaskins.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural See
galligaskins .
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- noun Alternative form of
galligaskins .
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chained_bear commented on the word gallygaskins
"Breeches." See also hamcases.
September 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gallygaskins
C_b, this is weird: I just found galligaskins today, before I even read your posts. Apparently it has the same meaning, but I like the OED definition: "A kind of wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th c.; later, a more or less ludicrous term for loose breeches in general." :-)
September 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word gallygaskins
I'd say hamcases is pretty ludicrous as well. :)
September 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gallygaskins
It's a classic, for sure.
September 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word gallygaskins
See also the OED explanation/usage/etymology on galligaskins.
October 1, 2008