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galluses

galluses noun: braces, suspenders for trousers.

Noun

galluses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Braces, suspenders for trousers.
    • He put his thumbs in his galluses and looked out the window, taking credit for the quietness.1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 94

Origin of galluses

From gallowses, rare plural of gallows (“suspenders, braces.”).

Questions about galluses

What does galluses mean?
Galluses means braces, suspenders for trousers.
What part of speech is galluses?
Galluses is a noun.

Words near galluses in the dictionary

  1. galluptious
  2. Gallura
  3. Gallurese
  4. gallus
  5. gallused
  6. galluses
  7. Galluzzo
  8. Galluzzos
  9. gallwasp
  10. gallwasps
  11. Gallwey

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