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antiˈgropelos
[Said to be made up from Gr. ἀντί against + ὑγρός wet + πηλός mud (which should give anthygroˈpēlos)!]
Coverings to protect the legs against wet mud; waterproof leggings. (Originally, a proprietary name.)
1848Kingsley Yeast i. (D.) The surgeon of the Union in mackintosh and antigropelos. 1857Fraser's Mag. LVI. 350 Would he not have stood aghast at the term ‘antigropylos?’ Would it not puzzle a Scaliger or Bentley? 1876Geo. Eliot Dan. Der. I. vii. 115 Her brother had on his antigropelos. |