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peacoat

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pea´coat`    (pē´kōt`)
n.1.A thick loose double-breasted woolen jacket, or coat, commonly worn by sailors in cold weather; a pea-jacket.
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Noun1.peacoatpeacoat - a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket
pea jacket
jacket - a short coat


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Yet in its ill-lighted window, among a flaring handkerchief or two, an old peacoat or so, a few valueless watches and compasses, a jar of tobacco and two crossed pipes, a bottle of walnut ketchup, and some horrible sweets these creature discomforts serving as a blind to the main business of the Leaving Shop--was displayed the inscription SEAMAN'S BOARDING-HOUSE.
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