galligaskins
/gal-i-gas-kinz/US // ˌgæl ɪˈgæs kɪnz //UK // (ˌɡælɪˈɡæskɪnz) //
加里加斯金斯,加里加斯金,加里加斯金斯,加里格斯金斯
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- : loose breeches in general.
- : leggings or gaiters, usually of leather.
Examples
"Cow's-grass, doublet, and galligaskins," responded the Refectioner.
This 'ere old friend o' mine don't unnerstand ye wi' yer fustian an' yer galligaskins.
The assailants were indeed rascals of the same tarry, broad-breeched, stringfasted breed as Galligaskins of the cellar door.
"A green gown and a pair of leathern galligaskins every Pentecost," said the Kitchener.
He goes on to relate how he is besieged by duns, and what a chasm there is in his "galligaskins."
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