"breeks" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹiːks/ Audio: en-us-breeks.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːks Etymology: From Middle English breke, Northern variant of brechis (“trousers”), from Old English brēċ (“breeches”), plural of brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”). More at breeches. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|breke}} Middle English breke, {{m|enm|brechis|t=trousers}} brechis (“trousers”), {{inh|en|ang|brēċ|t=breeches}} Old English brēċ (“breeches”), {{m|ang|brōc|t=covering for the leg; trouser}} brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”), {{l|en|breeches}} breeches Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} breeks pl (plural only)
  1. (Scotland) Pants, breeches. Tags: Scotland, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-breeks-en-noun-Za4ZgF~r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Scottish English

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