cork jacket
Example Sentences
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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
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
The Red Un, quite safe and audacious in his cork jacket, turned over on his back and kicked.
From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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
