bush jacket

noun

1. a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.

bush jacket

noun

1. a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt

Word History and Origins

Origin of bush jacket¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

"I'll show you," Homer said, stuffing extra clips in his bush jacket pockets.

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