The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spatterdashes
Spatterdashes \Spat"ter*dash`es\, n. pl. [Spatter + dash.] Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud; long gaiters.
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spatterdashes
n. Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud; long gaiters.
Usage examples of "spatterdashes".
He peeled off spatterdashes to reveal breeches and stockings that were only out-moded by six months to a year, and then found a coffee-house of his own, just across Pall Mall from the mysterious shop, along (therefore) the southern limit of St.