What does buff jerkin mean?

buff jerkin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

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"Fal. Thou ſay'ſt true Lad: is not my Hoſteſſe of the Tauerne a moſt ſweet Wench? / Prin. As is the hony, my old Lad of the Caſtle: and is not a Buffe Ierkin a moſt ſweet robe of durance?"
"[…] ſome of them attempted with Spears to ſtick me in the Sides; but, by good luck, I had on me a Buff Jerkin, which they could not pierce."

buff jerkins (plural)

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