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Gambadoes

Gambadoes \Gam*ba"does\, n. pl. [I. or Sp. gamba leg. See Gambol, n.] Same as Gamashes.

His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.
--Sir W. Scott.

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gambadoes

n. gamashes; spatterdashes

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gambadoes

See gambado