straitwaistcoat

English

straitwaistcoat (plural straitwaistcoats)

(now rare) A straitjacket.
- 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. VI, letter 115:
  [T]he prisoner is suffered to exercise himself; but not without the very necessary precaution of confining his arms in the strait waistcoat, securing the doors, and attentively watching his motions.

单词	straitwaistcoat
释义	straitwaistcoat English Alternative forms strait-waistcoat, strait waistcoat Noun straitwaistcoat (plural straitwaistcoats) (now rare) A straitjacket. 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. VI, letter 115: [T]he prisoner is suffered to exercise himself; but not without the very necessary precaution of confining his arms in the strait waistcoat, securing the doors, and attentively watching his motions.
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