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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jacket

The French jaquette, “little jack,” a translation of the German Hanseline, a slop cut short.

Jacket.
The skin of a potato. Potatoes brought to table unpeeled are said to be “with their jackets on.” To dust one's jacket. (See Dust.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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