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anorak
[< Esk.]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a waterproof outer coat of skin, often used by the hunter in his kayak.
Quotations
1937
One day David put on a waterproof sealskin anorac which fitted tightly over the ring that surrounds the aperture in the kayak.
1964
The principal article of clothing is the so-called "whole fur-coat," a skin anorak whose lower edge may be fastened around the man-hole without interfering with the freedom of the man to move.