Definition of Gambedoes
Gam*ba"does (?), n. pl. [I. or Sp.
gamba leg. See Gambol, n.] Same
as Gamashes.
His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes
fastened at the side with rusty clasps. Sir W.
Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
GAMBADOES. Leathern cases of stiff leather, used in
Devonshire instead of boots; they are fastened to the saddle,
and admit the leg, shoe and all: the .name was at first
jocularly given.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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