Definition of jerkins Jerkins
/ʤɚˈkɪnz/ - [jerkinz] -
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What does jerkins mean?
Wiktionary 
- jerkins (Noun)
Plural of jerkin.
Part of speech
🔤- jerkins, noun, plural of jerkin.
WordNet
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| jerkin - a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times |
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Wiktionary
- jerkin (Noun)
A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. - jerkin (Noun)
A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jerkin (n.)
A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. - jerkin (n.)
A male gyrfalcon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jerkin
jėr′kin, n. a young salmon.—Also Gin′kin -
jerkin
jėr′kin, n. a jacket, a short coat or close waistcoat.—n. Jer′kin-head (archit.) the combination of a truncated gable with a hipped roof. [Dut., dim. of jurk, a frock.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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jerkin
An old name for a coatee, or skirted jacket.
Part of speech
🔤- jerkin, noun, singular of jerkins.
