jerkin
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jerkin¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɜː.kɪn/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɝ.kɪn/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)kɪn
Where it comes from
First recorded in early 1500s. Possibly related to Dutch jurk (“dress”), itself of unknown origin and not attested before the 17th century. Derivation from Old French jo(u)rne (“day”) has been suggested.
noun jerkins
- A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. [T]wenty yeomen, two and two, / In hosen black, and jerkins blue, / With falcons broider'd on each breast, / Attended on their lord's behest.
- A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat. 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.
jerkin²
noun jerkins
- Alternative form of gyrkin
Translations
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noun close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves
| Español | chaleco |
|---|---|
| Français | justaucorps |
| Deutsch | Jacke, Wams |
noun a sleeveless jacket, usually leather
| Deutsch | Lederwams, Lederweste |
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Talk about this word "jerkin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jerkin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jerkin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jerkin "jerkin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jerkin.Cite this
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title = {jerkin},
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