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Webster 1913 Edition


Gambadoes

Gam-ba′does

,
Noun.
pl.
[I. or Sp.
gamba
leg. See
Gambol
,
Noun.
]
Same as
Gamashes
.
His thin legs tenanted a pair of
gambadoes
fastened at the side with rusty clasps.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gambadoes

GAMBA'DOES

,
Noun.
Spatterdashes.

Definition 2024


gambadoes

gambadoes

English

Noun

gambadoes pl (plural only)

  1. gamashes; spatterdashes
    His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps. Sir Walter Scott.