Galligaskins

n. pl. [Either for Gallic Gascoins, because these trowsers were first worn by the Gallic Gascons, i. e., the inhabitants of Gascony, especially by the seafaring people in the ports of that country, or corrupted from Lat. caligæ Vasconum, Gascon hose.]

1. Large, open hose or trowsers. W. Scott.
2. Leather guards worn on the legs by sportsmen. Simmonds.