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tubrucus

tubrucus [Goth. þiuhbruks], tibracus [LL] 1 (pl.) breeches, leggings. tubroces vel brace, strapulas Ælf. Gl.; tubruces que tibias tegunt sicut calige Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 594; lumbaria, limos, et tumbraceos et tubracos [v. l. tibialia et tibiacos]. harum ‥ plereque exotice erant (Balsh. Ut.) Teaching Latin I 175; 1325 panni pro tribuc'. ‥ linea tela pro femoralibus Ac. Durh. 165; 1363 xvj uln. pro tribuc' et sokkis Ib. 178; the strapils of breke, tribraca [v. l. tribata], femoralia CathA; tribracca, a breeynghgyrdyll WW; hec tribrica, the strapuls of a pare brek WW. 2 ? boots. semel calciatus tibracis quas pellicias habere solebat, sic menses perduraret integros Bede CuthbP 18.

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