Definition of Britches

1. Noun. Informal term for breeches.


Definition of Britches

1. Noun. (dialect) Pants, trousers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Britches

1. breeches; trousers [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Britches

bristling
bristling with(p)
bristlingly
bristly
bristly locust
bristly oxtongue
bristly sarsaparilla
bristly sarsparilla
bristols
brisure
brisures
brit
brit milah
britannia
britannias
britches (current term)
britchka
britholite
briths
british columbia
britschka
britska
britskas
britt
brittania
brittanias
brittle
brittle-star
brittle bladder fern
brittle bones

Literary usage of Britches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Folk-speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent: Being Short by Alexander Craig Gibson (1869)
"Nay, my lass,' says he, ' I think my white britches days is gaily weel ower, but what o' that 1' ... 'at Tom here wadn't misbecome white britches an' top ..."

2. Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century: An Inquiry Into the by Philip Alexander Bruce (1896)
"... britches, 60 Ibs.; for a coat making, 40 Ibs." This bill was brought into court by John Daniell, administrator of Noah Rogers. ..."

3. Notes of a Busy Life by Joseph Benson Foraker (1916)
"Just call on the boys of the Eighty-ninth And ask them a question or two, And you will find that your boy Ben Was britches and heart true blue! ..."

4. Modern Literature for Oral Interpretation: Practice Book for Vocal Expression by Gertrude Elizabeth Johnson (1920)
"D' I len' 'em britches to this here cat ? No, suh; you know I did n'! You know well 's any man I len' 'em britches to you—an' you tuck an' th 'owed 'em down ..."

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