galluses

[ gal-uh-siz ]

/ ˈgæl ə sɪz /

a pair of suspenders for trousers.

Origin of galluses

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of gallows

gal·lused, adjective

Und de nex time I seed a pare of galluses convict a prisner.

The Broken Sword |Dennison Worthington
Yer see, when I threw those partridges onter the ground it brought a purty powerful strain onto my galluses.

Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks |Charles Felton Pidgin
He had shortened his "galluses" and hitched up his breeches to a very comfortable fit.

Strange Stories of the Great Valley |Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Uncle had tied a red handkerchief around his neck and was readjusting his galluses when I returned.

The Light in the Clearing |Irving Bacheller

If your singletree chain broke, you fixed it wid mulberry skins; same wid your galluses.

Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 |Works Projects Administration

galluses

/ (ˈɡæləsɪz) /

dialect braces for trousers

C18: variant spelling of gallowses, from gallows (in the obsolete sense: braces)