galligaskins /ˌɡaləˈɡaskənz, ˌɡæləˈɡæskənz 
/ ▸ plural noun British historical loose-fitting breeches, trousers, or gaiters.
– ORIGIN late 16th century : perhaps an alteration (influenced by galley and Gascon) of obsolete French gargesque, from Italian grechesca, feminine of grechesco ‘Greek’.
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