Donkey jacket

Isabelle Hamey wrote on 06 Sep 2004:
[nq:1]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ?[/nq]
"a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen"

==> "a work jacket"

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[nq:1]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ?[/nq]
Pea jacket, if similar to the American sailor's
melton jacket thus named.

Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

[nq:1]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ? Isabelle[/nq]
Judging from what I found it'd probably be "work jacket". I've never heard of a "donkey jacket". AmE (American English) is the kind I use.


Noun 1. donkey jacket - a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
jacket - a short coat

[nq:2]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ? Isabelle[/nq]
[nq:1]Judging from what I found it'd probably be "work jacket". I've never heard of a "donkey jacket". AmE (American English) is the kind I use. Noun 1. donkey jacket - a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen jacket - a short coat

[nq:1]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ?[/nq]
Huh? "Donkey jacket" *is* American English it's a euphemism for the original BrE "*** jacket".

Ross Howard

[nq:2]Judging from what I found it'd probably be "work jacket". ... AmE (American English) is the kind I use. Noun[/nq]
[nq:1]I know what a donkey jacket is; it's a heavy dark wool jacket, of the type worn by construction workers in England. I think a "pea coat" is the same kind of jacket, but I don't really know exactly what a pea coat is.[/nq]
The"reinforced shoulders" bit is important

Isabelle Hamey typed thus:
[nq:1]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ?[/nq]
Fortunately, David's AUE index is still online in his head, so he can bring you this previous discussion from Google Groups:

David
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[nq:1]I know what a donkey jacket is; it's a heavy dark wool jacket, of the type worn by construction workers in England. I think a "pea coat" is the same kind of jacket, but I don't really know exactly what a pea coat is.[/nq]
I don't know what a "donkey jacket" is, but for AmE purposes a pea coat is a coat, not a jacket. (I think the BrE definition of "jacket" is broader, or at least differe

[nq:1]Isabelle Hamey typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]How would you say "donkey jacket" in American English ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Fortunately, David's AUE index is still online in his head, so he can bring you this previous discussion from Google Groups: [/nq]
I regret to report that doesn't work, at least for me.

Best - Donna Richoux

Donna Richoux typed thus:
[nq:2]Isabelle Hamey typed thus: Fortunately, David's AUE index is still ... can bring you this previous discussion from Google Groups: [/nq]
[nq:1]I regret to report that doesn't work, at least for me.[/nq]
Still working fine for me. Here's the whole lot: