What does galligaskins mean?
Galligaskins means (archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries..
Galligaskins
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries..
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He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother's heels, equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather.
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He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother's heels, equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather.
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