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gaskin

/ˈɡæskɪn/

gaskin noun: trousers, hose.

Noun

gaskin (plural gaskins)

  1. (in plural) Trousers, hose.
    • That if one [lace] break, the other will hold; or, if both break, your gaskins fall.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...
  2. Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock.
  3. A gasket.

Proper noun capitalized: Gaskin

Gaskin (plural Gaskins)

  1. A surname.

gaskin meaning in Tamil

gaskin in Tamil

குதிரைத் தொடை

Forms of gaskin

Noun
pluralgaskins
Proper noun
pluralGaskins

Origin of gaskin

Uncertain; possibly a form of Gascoigne (“Gascon”).

Variant of Gascon.

Words formed from gaskin

Questions about gaskin

What does gaskin mean?
Gaskin means trousers, hose.
What is gaskin in Tamil?
Gaskin in Tamil is குதிரைத் தொடை. See Gaskin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gaskin?
Gaskin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gaskin?
Gaskin is pronounced /ˈɡæskɪn/.
What is the plural of gaskin?
The plural of gaskin is gaskins.

Words near gaskin in the dictionary

  1. Gaskey
  2. Gaskeys
  3. Gaskiers-Point La Haye
  4. Gaskill
  5. Gaskills
  6. gaskin
  7. Gaskings
  8. gaskins
  9. Gaskinses
  10. gaslamp
  11. gaslamps

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