straitwaistcoat

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A straitjacket. archaic
    — [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.

词形变化

straitwaistcoats plural strait-waistcoat alternative strait waistcoat alternative
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