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buff jerkins

buff jerkins is the plural of buff jerkin.

Meaning of buff jerkin

Noun

buff jerkin (plural buff jerkins)

  1. (historical) A jacket made of buff leather, formerly worn beneath a soldier's armour.
    • Fal. Thou ſay'ſt true Lad: is not my Hoſteſſe of the Tauerne a moſt ſweet Wench? / Prin. As is the hony, my old Lad of the Caſtle: and is not a Buffe Ierkin a moſt ſweet robe of durance?c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about buff jerkins

What is buff jerkins the plural of?
Buff jerkins is the plural of buff jerkin.

Words near buff jerkins in the dictionary

  1. buff
  2. buff coat
  3. buff coats
  4. buff down
  5. buff jerkin
  6. buff jerkins
  7. buff nor stye
  8. buff out
  9. Buff Point
  10. buff the muffin
  11. buff up

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