gaskin

G2A1S1K5I1N1
/ˈɡæskɪn/

noun

Trousers, hose.

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Meanings

gaskin1

noungaskin (plural gaskins)

plural gaskins

  1. in pluralTrousers, hose.

    That if one [lace] break, the other will hold; or, if both break, your gaskins fall.

    c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]
  2. Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock.
  3. A gasket.

Gaskin2

proper nounGaskin (plural Gaskins)

plural Gaskins

  1. A surname.

Origin

gaskin · noun

Uncertain; possibly a form of Gascoigne (“Gascon”).

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Gaskin · proper noun

Variant of Gascon.

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Translations

Catalan cama
  • camapart of hind leg of a horse
Finnish potka
  • potkapart of hind leg of a horse

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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