Summary: | jacket n A very intelligible reading of the thermometer. The climate of the lower end of Greenspond harbour was said to be "a jacket colder" than the upper end, being more exposed. It was common, also, to indicate the degree of a change in weather by this phrase. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story Jul 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I RAGGED-JACKET, WHITE-COAT, PELT, SCULP, a jacket colder, jacket warmer Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 09 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 13 Jul 2015
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