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Definition of Britches
1. Noun. Informal term for breeches.
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of Britches
1. Noun. (dialect) Pants, trousers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Britches
1. breeches; trousers [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Britches
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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