spatterdashed
English
Etymology
spatterdashes + -ed
Adjective
spatterdashed (not comparable)
- Wearing spatterdashes.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, OCLC 3174108:
- Many young gentlemen canter up on thorough-bred hacks, spatterdashed to the knee, and enter the house to drink cherry-brandy and pay their respects to the ladies
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