■ noun a short double-breasted overcoat of coarse woollen cloth, formerly worn by sailors.
Origin
C18: prob. from Du. pijjakker , from pij 'coat of coarse cloth' + jekker 'jacket'.
■ noun a short double-breasted overcoat of coarse woollen cloth, formerly worn by sailors.
Origin
C18: prob. from Du. pijjakker , from pij 'coat of coarse cloth' + jekker 'jacket'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004