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parkie

British  
/ ˈpaːkɪ /

noun

  1. informal a park keeper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Elderly ladies chatted to him, a parkie warned him of the rules.

From The Guardian Jun. 30, 2012

He wants it to put on over his fur parkie to keep the snow and rain off it, and has himself made the loops and fastenings.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

The hood of the outer garment worn by Eskimos, termed a parkie, is frequently fringed about the face-opening with the long warm hair of the wolf.

From North America by Israel C. (Cook) Russell

The characteristic garment is the parkie or overshirt, not open in front, however, provided with a hood and made of caribou skin tanned with the hair on.

From North America by Israel C. (Cook) Russell

The woman wore a reindeer parkie, short skirt, and muckluks, and carried a gun on her shoulder.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

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