a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
[ 1820-30; so called from its resemblance to a jacket worn by an organ-grinder's monkey ]
a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
[ 1820-30; so called from its resemblance to a jacket worn by an organ-grinder's monkey ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012