raincoat

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“
Are you armed No; my pistol was in my raincoat, which is missing In the dim light from the broken window I could see Smith tugging reflectively at the lobe of his left ear I am without arms, too," he mused.

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  • Or if you want it to be functional as a raincoat, some kind of nylon waterproof taffeta?
  • Put on a bright raincoat, then take it off somewhere. —  Hard Rain - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijpstra-de Gier 11
  • It really looks as though the raincoat is on my arm, but my real forearm is free, behind my back. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • Just to see how quick you are What How did the dead Israeli agent end up wearing your raincoat He owned a nearly identical raincoat, and apparently, we had inadvertently exchanged them at a pub or a restaurant. —  Woods, Stuart - [Barrington 11] - Two Dollar Bill
  • His drawing-room scream became more and more frequent and the arch hero worship which he lavished on the man in the raincoat was mounting. —  Tether's End (Hide My Eyes) - Margery Allingham - Campion 17: 1958
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