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guernsey

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See also: Guernsey

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Etymology

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From Guernsey.

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Noun

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guernsey (plural guernseys)

  1. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
    • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 33:
      At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.
  2. (Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.
  3. (Australia, slang, as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc

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