Meanings
attributive britch
- AppalachiaSouthern USalternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
And Tom Bowles told him, says, "Go up to the store and get you a free pair of britches [on me]." Says, "Them damned old britches you wearing ain't fittin' to wear to town."
2003, Thad Sitton, Harder than hardscrabble: oral recollections of the farming life ..., page 124Synonyms: knee britches
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAlternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
Origin
An alteration of breeches (“trousers, pantaloons”) in use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies.
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