gaskin

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to Gascon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæskɪn/

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Noun

gaskin (plural gaskins)

1. (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.

2. Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock.
3. A gasket.

Derived terms

• galligaskins

Translations

trousers — see trousers

part of hind leg of a horse

• Catalan: cama (ca) f
• Finnish: potka (fi)

Anagrams

• Sikang, aksing, asking, kiangs