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Webster 1913 Edition
Jerkin
Jer′kin
,Noun.
[Dim. of D.
jurk
a frock.] A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
Shak.
Jer′kin
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A male gyrfalcon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jerkin
JERK'IN
,Noun.
1.
A kind of hawk.Definition 2024
jerkin
jerkin
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒəːkɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kɪn
Noun
jerkin (plural jerkins)
- (historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 32:
- A tall and very good-looking kid in a jerkin came out of the store and rode the coupé off around the corner and came back walking, his glistening black hair plastered with rain.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 32:
Translations
close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves
a sleeveless jacket, usually leather
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See also
Etymology 2
Noun
jerkin (plural jerkins)
- Alternative form of gyrkin