(UK, slang, obsolete) A rough overcoat made of coarse pilot cloth.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A rough overcoat made of coarse pilot cloth.
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(US, military, historical) A system used in World War II for protecting American warships from Japanese kamikaze attacks, involving (among other things) the constant presence of the blue-painted Hellcat and Corsair aircraft over the fleet at all times.
(British, often, attributive) A pupil attending any of certain prestigious British schools having a traditional dress code.
A slang term with two distinct senses. In the more euphemistic sense it refers to a newspaper used as makeshift bedding by homeless or poor individuals sleeping rough. In its literal sense it simply describes a heavy wool blanket. The slang sense is the more culturally interesting usage.
(dated) A policeman.