parkie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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 Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
Cocktail and crackers soon disappeared, a good share of the latter going underneath the woman's parkie to keep for her boy when he awaked.
From The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska by Sullivan, May Kellogg
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