donkey jacket

English

A donkey jacket with PVC panels

Noun

donkey jacket (plural donkey jackets)

1. (British) A type of thick jacket, usually dark blue, often worn by men who work outside (though originally worn by donkeymen)
   • 1953 November, “Notes and News: New Clothing for Tunnel Workers”, in Railway Magazine, page 783:

     A standard type of donkey jacket made of white milled flannel is being introduced by British Railways for the use of staff working in tunnels where there are conditions of extreme cold, dampness and draught.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ulkotyötakki
• Macedonian: рабо́тничка ве́тровка f (rabótnička vétrovka)