Jerkin

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdʒəːkɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kɪn

Origin

Diminutive of Dutch jurk ("dress")?

Full definition of jerkin

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• jinker