gaskin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly related to Gascon
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaskin (plural gaskins)
- (in the plural) Trousers, hose.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:
- That if one [lace] break, the other will hold; or, if both break, your gaskins fall.
- Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock.
- A gasket.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]trousers — see trousers