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BRITCHES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does britches mean?
• BRITCHES (noun)
The noun BRITCHES has 1 sense:
1. (used in the plural) informal term for breeches
Familiarity information: BRITCHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used in the plural) informal term for breeches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("britches" is a kind of...):
breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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