cork jacket
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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
Who'd care to swim in a cork jacket!
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
He drew a deep breath, turned back into his stateroom, and put on a cork jacket.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
He sees the coxswain in his cork jacket kneeling over Captain Harry.
From Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad
Someone threw a cork jacket over the girl's shoulders, and bade her fasten its straps around her waist.
From The Stowaway Girl by Louis Tracy
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