jerkin

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdʒɜː.kɪn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdʒɜɹ.kɪn/

Noun

jerkin (plural jerkins)

1. (historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
2. 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.

Translations

• French: justaucorps
• German: Jacke, Wams
• Spanish: chaleco

Translations

• German: Lederwams, Lederweste

Noun

jerkin (plural jerkins)

1. Alternative form of gyrkin

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