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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.

A jacket; a short coat; a close waistcoat.

1.

A kind of hawk.