C18: variant spelling of gallowses, from gallows (in the obsolete sense: braces)
galluses in American English
(ˈgæləsɪz)
plural noun
Informal
suspenders; braces
Word origin
< gallus, dial. var. of gallows
galluses in American English
(ˈɡæləsɪz)
noun
(used with a pl. v.) old-fashioned
a pair of suspenders for trousers
Derived forms
gallused
adjective
Word origin
[1825–35; var. of gallows]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, electrolyte, individualism, panda, spiritualism