Word of the Day - Jerkin

[debodun]

Jerkin (noun) - a sleeveless, close-fitting jacket.

Jerkins were a typical item of clothing in the Middle Ages.

 

[Kaila]

A jerkin appears to be very uncomfortable to wear.
I also wonder if the buttons all needed to be used, or if some were just decorative, anyway.

 

[hollydolly]

When I was a child, all the men used the word Jerkin referring to a jacket that zipped .., it was a word I was commonly used to...

 

[debodun]

When does a guy get his jerkin off?

 

[Pappy]

I’ll be darn. All this time I thought it was a pickle..

 

[JonSR77]

My Day-Glo jerkin was a huge hit at Studio 54, until a rabid Shakespeare hater showed up and we engaged in some jarring fisticuffs.

 

[Devi]

I’ll be darn. All this time I thought it was a pickle..

Well, apparently a jerkin is not a Gherkin (pickle).
https://www.delish.com/uk/food-news/a33132270/what-is-a-gherkin/

 

[Pappy]

Well, apparently a jerkin is not a Gherkin (pickle).
https://www.delish.com/uk/food-news/a33132270/what-is-a-gherkin/

Interesting Devi. What ever they are, I like them..

 

[Mizmo]

Well when I was a kid boys wore jerkins as normal everyday wear...

probably why they jerked around a lot