Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galligaskins

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-li-gask-ins
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Archaic

Frequently Paired Words

gaskin

Questions

What does galligaskins mean?: Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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