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Webster 1913 Edition
Galligaskins
Galˊli-gas′kins
,Noun.
pl.
[Prob. corrupted fr. It.
Grechesco
Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony
, as if they came from Gascony.] Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.
Webster 1828 Edition
Galligaskins
GALLIGAS'KINS
,Noun.