jerkin

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Today I go into the coslupak" (unpeopled country, or literally, no man's land) "between the Band-lu and the Kro-lu, and there I fashion my bow and my arrows and my shield; there I hunt the red deer for the leathern jerkin which is the badge of my new estate.

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  1. noun A close-fitting, hip-length, collarless jacket having no sleeves but often extended shoulders, belted and worn over a doublet by men especially in the 16th century.
  2. noun A short, close-fitting, often sleeveless coat or jacket, usually of leather.

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  • The man in the leather jerkin, another dagger in hand, threw his arms out defensively in front of him. —  Spearwielder's Tale 3.htm
  • His hand stole inside his jerkin, then beneath the shirt where the book was hidden. —  Julian, May - Boreal Moon 01 - Conqueror's Moon
  • ‘Not even a leather jerkin is any good.’ They had a struggle to get out of the thicket. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • He was dressed in woolen britches and a buff jerkin, a plain cap pulled low over his forehead. —  KISSED BY SHADOWS
  • He wore stained leather britches and jerkin, and his hands were the calloused hands of a laborer, the nails broken and filthy Lionel smiled, showing crumbling teeth. —  KISSED BY SHADOWS
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Also (Scots) jirkin; prob. of Dutch origin (see 1st quot.), from Old Dutch *jurkken or *jurken, from jurk, a frock, + dim, -ken, English -kin.
  2. Contr. of jerfalcon.
 

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/ˈdʒərkɪn/
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