gallus

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noun

One strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders).

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bracesuspender
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Meanings

gallus1

noun
  1. pluralplural of gallu

gallus2

adverbgallus (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of gallows.

    […] he's unfortinitly ^([sic]) known to be cornected ^([sic]) with a gallus bad lot of cads.

    1872, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, A Noble Lord, page 134

gallus3

noungallus (plural galluses)

plural galluses

  1. USdateddialectalOne strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders).

    […] left gallus of his suspenders […]

    2022, Ronald Kelly, The Saga of Dead-Eye, Book One: Vampires, Zombies, & Mojo Men

Synonyms & antonyms

nounelastic straps that hold trousers up

Similar
bracesuspender
Broader
men's clothing
Also see
bracesuspender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

gallus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallus

MLA

“gallus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallus.

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