Definition of Parkies

1. Noun. (plural of parkie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parkies

1. parkie [n] - See also: parkie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parkies

parkades
parkas
parked
parkee
parkees
parkeria
parkerite
parkers
parkette
parkettes
parkgoer
parkgoers
parki
parkie
parkier
parkies (current term)
parkiest
parkin
parking
parking-brake
parking-garage
parking area
parking brake
parking brakes
parking disc
parking discs
parking facilities
parking garage
parking garages
parking lot

Literary usage of Parkies

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

1. Alaska and Its Resources by William Healey Dall (1897)
"It is usually ornamented with black lines, as in the above example. A man's wealth is frequently estimated by parkies. They will buy, with their surplus ..."

2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1899)
"The members of the expedition wore deerskin coats with hoods (parkies), ... The parkies are shaped like a shirt with a hole in the neck just large enough to ..."

3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1899)
"The members of the expedition i-ore deerskin coats with hoods (parkies), ... over underclothing of flan- The parkies are shaped like a shirt with a hole in ..."

4. North America by Israel Cook Russell (1904)
"In recent years, and perhaps before the coming of white men, the skins for the manufacture of parkies were derived largely by trade from the people owning ..."

5. A Woman who Went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan (1902)
"Many of the latter continually carry small children on their backs underneath their parkies, a heavy belt or girdle of some sort keeping the youngster from ..."

6. Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries: A Narrative of Summer Travel in by Hudson Stuck (1917)
"... see them on the streets, or leaning on the counters of the stores, or beaching or launching their boats on the water-front, clad in dirty drill parkies, ..."

7. Ice-pack and Tundra: An Account of the Search for the Jeannette and a Sledge by William Henry Gilder (1883)
"... 18 woollen blankets, 24 sack coats, 13 skin parkies, 8 overcoats, and they were divided among all hands as required, much of it being in excess. ..."

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