buff jerkin

== English == === Noun === buff jerkin (plural buff jerkins) (historical) A jacket made of buff leather, formerly worn beneath a soldier's armour. === References === “buff jerkin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “buff-jerkin, n.” under “buff, n.2”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === Buff coat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia