ragged jacket

American  

noun

Newfoundland.

1. a young seal that, having lost parts of its initially white fur, presents a parti-colored or piebald appearance.

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Etymology

Origin of ragged jacket

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

She knew he would be crawling under the cabin, so she made him put on last year’s worn-out overalls and a ragged jacket of his father’s that came down to his knees.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

They had found beneath his ragged jacket a little packet, carefully tied with a piece of thread, and on opening it, something dried and shrivelled fell to the ground.

From Little Pollie Or a Bunch of Violets by Dyer, Gertrude P.

But the little boy picked up something, and stuck it in his poor but ragged jacket.

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey

His dress usually consists of yellow leather trousers termed crackers, skin-shoes, a ragged jacket, and a large felt hat, in which are ostrich feathers.

From Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)

"See yere," said Tom, just turning back a morsel of his ragged jacket to show what really was still a pocket.

From The Little Princess of Tower Hill by Meade, L. T.