Definitions for jerkinˈdʒɜr kɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jer•kinˈdʒɜr kɪn(n.)
a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usu. sleeveless, often of leather.
Category: Clothing
Origin of jerkin:
1510–20; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
jerkin(noun)
a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
Wiktionary
jerkin(Noun)
A type of garment: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
jerkin(Noun)
a sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
Webster Dictionary
Jerkin(noun)
a jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat
Jerkin(noun)
a male gyrfalcon
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