spatterdash

[ spat-er-dash ]
/ ˈspæt ərˌdæʃ /

noun

a long gaiter to protect the trousers or stockings, as from mud while riding.

Origin of spatterdash

First recorded in 1680–90; spatter + dash1

OTHER WORDS FROM spatterdash

spat·ter·dashed, adjective

Words nearby spatterdash

spatiography, spatiotemporal, spatter, spatter cone, spatter dash, spatterdash, spatterdock, spatula, spatulate, spaulder, spavin

Example sentences from the Web for spatterdash

  • Spatterdash was no other than mine host who had just vacated!

    Tom Cringle's Log |Michael Scott

British Dictionary definitions for spatterdash

spatterdash
/ (ˈspætəˌdæʃ) /

noun

US another name for roughcast
(plural) long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding

Word Origin for spatterdash

C17: see spatter, dash 1