britches

[ brich-iz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. breeches.

britches

/ ˈbrɪtʃɪz /

plural noun

1. a variant spelling of breeches

Word History and Origins

Origin of britches¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

That’s roughly 200 years before Turfan man rode horseback in his britches.

From Science News For Students

She insists, laughing, that her grandfather looked better in his britches than Adolf Hitler did in his.

From The Daily Beast

The second one pulled out a cannon and poked it at the bartender and told him to keep his britches on.

From Project Gutenberg

Ere Alfred could reply, a big gawk chimed in with: "By the dust on their britches laigs I callerate they didn't ride much."

From Project Gutenberg

Also, I put on Phoebe's pea-green cotton skirt, while my knee britches hung behind the stove, drying.

From Project Gutenberg

As a gineral thing, when a woman wares the britches, she has a good rite tew them.

From Project Gutenberg

He had on a pair of black britches and a brown shirt and a little sort of light-gray-looking jacket.

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Related Words

• knickers
• shorts
• slacks
• trousers
• underpants