guernsey

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1. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

   At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.

   1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 33

2. AustraliaAustralian rules footballThe shirt worn by the players.
3. Australiaslang[receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc

1. An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2. The Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency on the island of Guernsey.
3. An unincorporated community in California.
4. A city in Iowa.
5. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A town in Wyoming.

plural Guernseys

1. A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed.

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   Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and lactose, and arguments abound over the relative merits and possible harms of each. For many centuries, milk with a high fat content was considered to be the best, and low-fat or skimmed milk was considered fraudulent—in fact, selling it was often illegal. Cow breeds that produce milk with a high fat content, such as Ayrshires, Jerseys, and Guernseys, have always been valued, especially for cheesemaking.

   2018, Mark Kurlansky, “Chapter 1: The First Taste of Sweetness”, in Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas, Bloomsbury, →ISBN

2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4. AustraliaA team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. AustraliaSelection or election to a position.