ragged jacket

American  

noun

Newfoundland.

1. a young seal that, having lost parts of its initially white fur, presents a parti-colored or piebald appearance.

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Etymology

Origin of ragged jacket

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

She knew he would be crawling under the cabin, so she made him put on last year’s worn-out overalls and a ragged jacket of his father’s that came down to his knees.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

They had found beneath his ragged jacket a little packet, carefully tied with a piece of thread, and on opening it, something dried and shrivelled fell to the ground.

From Little Pollie Or a Bunch of Violets by Dyer, Gertrude P.

His ragged jacket was coarsely made from one much larger, and he hitched the collar over his shoulder as he shrank toward a doorway some few yards on.

From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur

He put one hand in the front of his ragged jacket and pointed proudly with the other.

From The Lost World by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The sedate Jock rolled down his sleeves, rescued a ragged jacket, and stalked in the rear.

From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John