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

His ragged jacket was coarsely made from one much larger, and he hitched the collar over his shoulder as he shrank toward a doorway some few yards on.

From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur

Then, wiping her face with the sleeve of a ragged jacket, she started off toward the squatters' row.

From Tess of the Storm Country by White, Grace Miller

At a quarter to eight, with the precious letter in the pocket of my ragged jacket, I left Albemarle Street and sauntered along Piccadilly towards the Circus.

From The Sign of Silence by Le Queux, William

But the stolen gift brought naught but distress to Matty's tender heart; for, when the ragged jacket was unbuttoned, the little yellow ball fell lifeless into Jim's hand.

From Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls by Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)