cork jacket
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To marry that young lady—I don't like to speak her name even—is about as difficult as to dive in a cork jacket or keep a smelt in a net.
From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull
He drew a deep breath, turned back into his stateroom, and put on a cork jacket.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
Just as a fellow who knew he had a cork jacket under his waistcoat might take pleasure in falling overboard and attracting public attention, without incurring much risk.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever
He sees the coxswain in his cork jacket kneeling over Captain Harry.
From Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad
Each man wore a cork jacket, but in spite of their encumbrances they were marvellously active.
From Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers by Russell Doubleday
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