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Due to the confusion between the spelling of strait in straitjacket and the more common word straight; more at straight-laced § Etymology.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Due to the confusion between the spelling of strait in straitjacket and the more common word straight; more at straight-laced § Etymology.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.