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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. [Dim. of D. jurk a frock.]
   A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. (Zool.)
   A male gyrfalcon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jerkin
    n 1: a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of
         leather) worn by men in former times