Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jerkin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. [Dim. of D. jurk a frock.]
A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A male gyrfalcon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jerkin
n : a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of
leather) worn by men in former times
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