donkey jacket

noun

A type of thick jacket, usually dark blue, often worn by men who work outside (though originally worn by donkeymen)

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Meanings

noundonkey jacket (plural donkey jackets)

plural donkey jackets

  1. UKA type of thick jacket, usually dark blue, often worn by men who work outside (though originally worn by donkeymen)

    A standard type of donkey jacket made of white milled flannel is being introduced by British Railways for the use of staff working in tunnels where there are conditions of extreme cold, dampness and draught.

    1953 November, “Notes and News: New Clothing for Tunnel Workers”, in Railway Magazine, page 783

Translations

Finnish ulkotyötakki
  • ulkotyötakkiTranslations
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