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PEA-JACKET

\pˈiːd͡ʒˈakɪt], \pˈiːd‍ʒˈakɪt], \p_ˈiː_dʒ_ˈa_k_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of PEA-JACKET

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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p[=e]'-jak'et, n. a coarse thick jacket worn esp. by seamen.--Also PEA'-COAT. [Dut. pij (pron. p[=i]), a coat of coarse thick cloth; jacket.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Sailor\'s short overcoat of coarse woollen cloth.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

n. A thick woollen jacket worn by seamen, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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