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

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Example Sentences

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ragged jacket

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

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

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Anna Kelsey Howard

She held a small urchin, evidently from the Grassmarket or the Cowgate, firmly by the cuff of his ragged jacket.

From The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

When he came out again, pipe and ragged jacket were gone, and he rushed for us in a gorgeous gray velvet jacket with dark red facings, and a showy pair of slippers.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various

I've got a ragged jacket which'll be near enough for skins, and a soft felt which I can cut round the brim with Mrs. Trounce's scissors.

From The Hero of Garside School by James Harwood Panting

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