stohwasser

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1. 1
   noun

   historical: a leather gaiter or legging for the lower leg, fastened by a strap wound around it

   The cavalryman buckled each stohwasser over his boot and lower leg.

Named for London military outfitter Francis Joseph Stohwasser, who patented the gaiter design with George Birtchnell Winter in the 1890s. The overlapping leather covering, tightened at the calf and ankle by a helically wound strap, became known by the maker's surname and was widely used by mounted troops.

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