buff jerkin

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buff jerkin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Buff \Buff\, a.
     1. Made of buff leather. --Goldsmith.
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     2. Of the color of buff.
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     Buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short
        sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo
        skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by
        soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.
  
     Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward,
        one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] --Nares.
  
     Buff stick (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff
        leather, used in polishing.
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