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plural guernseys
A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey. quotations examples
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.
1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 33
(Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players. examples
(Australia) (slang: as in "get a guernsey") [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc examples