gamashes

alternative gramashes

1. pluralplural onlyHigh boots or buskins.

   By it are boots of all sizes, buskins, gamashes, brodkins, gambadoes, shoes, pumps, slippers, and every cobbled ware wrought and made steadable for the use of man.

   1546, François Rabelais, translated by Thomas Urquhart and Peter Antony Motteux, The Third Book, Chapter LI

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   In the warmest corner of all, his face aglow with firelight and good liquor, sat Master Pothier dit Robin, with his gown tucked up to his waist as he toasted his legs and old gamashes in the genial warmth of a bright fire.

   1877, William Kirby, The Golden Dog

2. Scotlandpluralplural onlyShort spatterdashes, gaiters or jodhpurs, worn as an outer garment over other clothing.

   Upon his legs he had gamashes, Which sogers ca' their spatterdashes

   1839, John Burness, Thrummy cap, a Tale