Britches
breeches.
Contemporary Examples
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General Tim Teeman May 25, 2014
Historical Examples
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma Various
The Galaxy Primes Edward Elmer Smith
The Common Man Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)
Sons and Lovers David Herbert Lawrence
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
Wilderness of Spring Edgar Pangborn
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 Various
Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series John Hartley
Yorksher Puddin’ John Hartley
plural noun
a variant spelling of breeches
n.
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