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reefer jacket

reefer jacket noun: a thick double-breasted jacket.

Noun

reefer jacket (plural reefer jackets)

  1. A thick double-breasted jacket.
    • My great-uncle in a reefer-jacket, and looking like an old sea-captain with his white beard flying, was putting his whole heart and soul into the wheezey old harmonium [...].1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 59
    Synonyms:
    pea coat

Synonyms of reefer jacket

Forms of reefer jacket

pluralreefer jackets

Words formed from reefer jacket

Questions about reefer jacket

What does reefer jacket mean?
Reefer jacket means a thick double-breasted jacket.
What part of speech is reefer jacket?
Reefer jacket is a noun.
What is the plural of reefer jacket?
The plural of reefer jacket is reefer jackets.

Words near reefer jacket in the dictionary

  1. reefal
  2. reefband
  3. reefbands
  4. reefed
  5. reefer
  6. reefer jacket
  7. reefer jackets
  8. reefer unit
  9. reefer's nut
  10. reefer's nuts
  11. reefer-jacketed

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