car coat

noun

An overcoat that extends to midthigh

Meanings

nouncar coat (plural car coats)

plural car coats

  1. An overcoat that extends to midthigh

    1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Pat got a 'play' motor on his bike. It makes a sound like a real motor. I rode it around and decided a motorcycle'd be neat. I wish had a leather coat, too. Like a car coat.

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Chicago

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