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单词 Jacky Howe
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Jacky Howe

/dʒaki ˈhaʊ /
noun Australian /NZ
A navy or black vest traditionally worn by sheep-shearers and other agricultural workers: a Jacky Howe dangled loosely from his shoulders...
  • He himself didn't wear a 'Jacky Howe' as they were 'as itchy as knitted barbed wire'.
  • All he would ever be wearing was a Jacky Howe and a pair of jocks.
  • They could eat their meals arrayed in a "Jacky Howe" open-neck type of singlet.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the name of John Robert Howe (?1861–1920), a champion Queensland shearer of the 1890s.

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