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To dust one's jacket

Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d Jack, n.]

  1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.

  2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.

  3. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and re["e]nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

  4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.

    Blue jacket. (Naut.) See under Blue.

    Steam jacket, a space filled with steam between an inner and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a receptacle, as a kettle.

    To dust one's jacket, to give one a beating. [Colloq.]