"britches" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-britches.ogg
Etymology: Alteration of breeches (“trousers, pantaloons”) in use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} britches pl (plural only)
  1. (chiefly Appalachia, Southern US) Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers). Tags: Appalachia, Southern-US, alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: breeches (extra: pants, trousers) Synonyms (breeches): knee britches
    Sense id: en-britches-en-noun-o2NPM4Dy Categories (other): Appalachian English, Southern US English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'breeches': 96 4
  2. (cooking) The roe of cod. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-britches-en-noun-7ScJB5Ax Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: britch [attributive] Derived forms: breath and britches, too big for one's britches

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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