gansey
/ˈɡanzi
/noun dialect & West Indian
A sweater or T-shirt.Goodman set up Inverallan in 1980, producing Aran, gansey and Fair Isle sweaters using the patterns that have been in existence since knitting was first recorded in the 9th century....
- After a hard day and a night of it he pulled on the No.11 gansey in Puck the following day and played a blinder in a famous four point win.
- All the Glenbeigh players are ex-big ball stars and many of them have known the joy of donning the famed green and gold gansey.
Origin
Late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of Guernsey2.