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English
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly related to Gascon
Pronunciation
Noun
gaskin (plural gaskins)
- (in the plural) Trousers, hose.
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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :That if one [lace] break, the other will hold; or, if both break, your gaskins fall.
- Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock.
- A gasket.
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Translations
part of hind leg of a horse
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