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| 1. | A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts. |
| 2. | An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc. |
| 3. | (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reënforcing the tube in which the charge is fired. |
| 4. | A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; - called also cork jacket. |
v. t. | 1. | To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket. |
| 2. | To thrash; to beat. |
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