jerkin

[ jur-kin ]

noun

1. a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as one of leather worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

jerkin

/ ˈdʒɜːkɪn /

noun

1. a sleeveless and collarless short jacket worn by men or women
2. a man's sleeveless and collarless fitted jacket, often made of leather, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of jerkin¹

First recorded in 1510–20; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of jerkin¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Groups like Pink Dollaz, Vixen Ent. and the Bangz ranked among the most technically vicious and virally popular artists of the jerkin’ craze, but only the latter received a record deal with a major label.

From Los Angeles Times

Riding on its back was a red-skinned giant with flowers in his rust-colored braids, a jerkin of green leather, and a drakon-rib lance in his hand.

From Literature

The man wears the plain leather jerkin of a soldier or freelance “adventurer.”

From Washington Post

“Each can hold to my jerkin, so we shall keep together among the yeomen.”

From Literature

From the corner of his eye he sees a presence flit away, a fugitive lean man in a leather jerkin.

From The Guardian