hacking jacket

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.

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hacking jacket British  

noun

1. a riding jacket with side or back vents and slanting pockets

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Etymology

Origin of hacking jacket

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Since the release of “Out of Africa” in 1985, the ivory-tone hacking jacket and khaki safari looks that Meryl Streep wore on the savannah have been a recurrent theme on Ralph Lauren’s runway.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2010

He bundles up in boots, a turtleneck, a ratty forest-green hacking jacket with a ragged velvet collar, and a shaggy sheepskin coat.

From Time Magazine Archive

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