Meanings
noungalluses pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyBraces, suspenders for trousers.
He put his thumbs in his galluses and looked out the window, taking credit for the quietness.
1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 94
Origin
From gallowses, rare plural of gallows (“suspenders, braces.”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian тиранти
- тиранти (tiranti)suspenders for trousers
Russian подтя́жки
- подтя́жки (podtjážki)suspenders for trousers
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APA
galluses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galluses
MLA
“galluses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galluses. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galluses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galluses.
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