Definition of Donkey jacket

1. Noun. A short thick jacket; often worn by workmen.

Generic synonyms: Jacket

Definition of Donkey jacket

1. Noun. (British) a type of thick jacket, usually dark blue, often worn by men who work outside ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Donkey Jacket

donkey
donkey's ears
donkey's years
donkey-keepers
donkey-punch
donkey-punched
donkey-punches
donkey-punching
donkey bid
donkey boiler
donkey cart
donkey ears
donkey engine
donkey jacket (current term)
donkey keepers
donkey pump
donkey punched
donkey punches
donkey punching
donkey vote
donkey voter
donkey voters
donkey votes
donkey work
donkeycock
donkeycocks

Literary usage of Donkey jacket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Words, Facts, and Phrases: A Dictionary of Curious, Quaint, & Out-of-the-way by Eliezer Edwards (1882)
"... in contempt, ' Wolff Jack/is/t,' which he, without hesitation, put down as the original of the English term for the donkey. Jacket. ..."

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