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straightjacket

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straight·jack·et  (strtjkt)
n. & v.
Variant of straitjacket.
straightjacket [ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a less common spelling of straitjacket
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Noun1.straightjacket - a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent personstraightjacket - a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
straitjacket
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
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