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Definition of "galluses" [galluses]

  • Suspenders for trousers. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "galluses" in a sentence
  • "A motley company of about a dozen men they were, dressed in cheap trousers supported by "galluses," coarse shirts, and wide-brim straw hats."
  • "Then he served the trousers and the "galluses" the same way; likewise Benny Ellison's socks."
  • ""More or less," he admitted, wishing to goodness he had on his best pair of "galluses" instead of the ones he was wearing."