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

  • His opponent is fast on the draw, but not fast enough: on the stairway appears a girl in fringed jerkin and boots, firing from the hip.
  • Brown is Fine Arts, from the leather jerkin or apron of a guild artisan.
  • My premiums are still going up 25 percent, insurance companies are still jerkin' me around," I'm the one who's going to be held responsible.

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