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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

There I ran at the handle-bars for a time, but at last I threw myself upon the sled among the furs, and pulled a parkie over me.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

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 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

Bring them to me under your parkie so no one shall see what you have.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

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