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galluses

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gal·lus·es  (gl-sz)
pl.n.
Suspenders for trousers.

[Variant of gallowses, pl. of gallows.]

galluses [ˈgæləsɪz]
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) Dialect braces for trousers
[variant spelling of gallowses, from gallows (in the obsolete sense: braces)]

galluses - Another name for suspenders for trousers.
See also related terms for trousers.


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He had an old battered-up slouch hat on, and a greasy blue woollen shirt, and ragged old blue jeans britches stuffed into his boot-tops, and home-knit galluses -- no, he only had one.
 
 
 
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