ducking coat
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short, warmly lined waterproof jacket, made in neutral colors or camouflage.
Example Sentences
- "That he had collected the money on some promissory notes due him, and put it in the pocket of a ducking coat, fastened the pocket with a wire, and when he went to bed, put the coat under his head."
- "The frost got to biting my fingers and toes. But I was plenty warm inside my new ducking coat that had a red blanket lining."
- "The satchel had belonged to his grandfather and the blanketlined duckingcoat he wore had been his father's."
- "Powerless to help, I had to watch both him and my horse drown. My boots, leggins, spurs, six-shooter, and ducking coat seemed to weigh tons."