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donkey jacket

British  

noun

  1. a hip-length jacket usually made of a thick navy fabric with a waterproof panel across the shoulders

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lampard, wearing some kind of donkey jacket, says he hopes his team take the impetus from Thursday night, but that they also need to freshen up.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2022

The force said Robson was believed to be in possession of a dark-coloured donkey jacket and may have changed his appearance.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2022

There are many misunderstandings about what a socialist is: primarily that it’s someone who wears a donkey jacket and lives by a brazier, possibly in 1979, and listens only to Billy Bragg.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2016

The Times' diarist Michael Horsnell described Foot as being "dressed as if he had just returned from walking his dog on Hampstead Heath, in green donkey jacket, sneakers and Paisley tie".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2014

I still don the donkey jacket and the black woolen hat now and again.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2013