cork jacket

Example Sentences

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And Mr. Maston even did not hesitate to put on a cork jacket to save and find his friends again.

From Topsy-Turvy by Verne, Jules

Now that the work of the day was over Dave's mind went back to the scene of the morning, when he had handled his baby garments and the cork jacket.

From Cowboy Dave by Webster, Frank V.

But it was some sort of a cork jacket.

From Cowboy Dave by Webster, Frank V.

He took off his coat and got her into it, binding her cork jacket around.

From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max

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