trouse

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noun

brushwood

OriginMiddle English trouse →
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Meanings

trouse1

nountrouse (countable and uncountable, plural trouses)

plural trouses

  1. countableuncountablebrushwood

trouse2

nountrouse (plural trouses)

plural trouses

  1. Scotlandtrousers (or similar garments)

Origin

trouse · noun

  1. Middle Englishtrouse
  2. Middle Englishtrouse
  3. Englishtrouse

Inherited from Middle English trouse.

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trouse · noun

  1. Irishtriús
  2. Englishtrouse

Apparently partly a variant of trews, and perhaps partly from Irish triús.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

souteroustertouser
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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