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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

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 Sullivan, May Kellogg

With his one good hand Ferriss drew a pipe and a handful of tea leaves wrapped in oiled paper from the breast of his deer-skin parkie.

From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank

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

From A Woman who went to Alaska by Sullivan, May Kellogg

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 Sullivan, May Kellogg

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