cork jacket
Example Sentences
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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 Doubleday, Russell
Someone threw a cork jacket over the girl's shoulders, and bade her fasten its straps around her waist.
From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis
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
He drew a deep breath, turned back into his stateroom, and put on a cork jacket.
From The Philistines by Bates, Arlo
He took off his coat and got her into it, binding her cork jacket around.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
