lumber jacket

American  

noun

1. a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.

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Etymology

Origin of lumber jacket

An Americanism dating back to 1935–45

Example Sentences

Pete wore his usual plaid lumber jacket and flat brown newsboy cap.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 17, 2018

I took a lot of pictures of him and there's one where he's wearing my lumber jacket and I just knew he was going to make it.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2013

Neatly dressed in gabardine slacks and lightweight lumber jacket, a battered copy of Reader's Digest clutched in his hands, Prisoner Luis Taruc stood before the bar of justice in Manila last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

At any rate, I was seated in one of the booths, having rested the lumber jacket on top of the door of the booth.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Mrs. Reilly saw again the horrible, coffee-stained lumber jacket that she had always secretly wanted to give to the Volunteers of America along with several other pieces of Ignatius’ favorite clothing.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole