whitecoat

[hwahyt-koht, wahyt-]

noun

a baby seal, usually less than four weeks old and still having its initial white fur.

Origin of whitecoat

First recorded in 1545–55; white + coat

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Historical Examples of whitecoat

Here and there was an old dog hood on a hummock; and there and here were a harp and a whitecoat on a flat pan.
Billy Topsail, M.D.
Norman Duncan