cork jacket

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A cork jacket could be worn easier when rowing, and I would recommend it, but the thing of first importance is to have the right kind of boats, and know how to handle them.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel

By May he is ascending at Singapore, armed here, however, with a cork jacket.

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie

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 Lever, Charles James

But it was some sort of a cork jacket.

From Cowboy Dave by Webster, Frank V.

He had on his cork jacket and was saved, though he was ducked again and carried along swiftly by the tremendous current.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel