Definitions for jerkinˈdʒɜr kɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jer•kinˈdʒɜr kɪn(n.)

  1. a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usu. sleeveless, often of leather.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of jerkin:

1510–20; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jerkin(noun)

    a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times

Wiktionary

  1. jerkin(Noun)

    A type of garment: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.

  2. jerkin(Noun)

    a sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jerkin(noun)

    a jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat

  2. Jerkin(noun)

    a male gyrfalcon


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