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Straightjacket

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Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of straitjacket. alt-of, misspelling
  2. 2
    a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person wordnet

Etymology

Confusion between the spelling of strait in straitjacket and the more common word straight; more at straight-laced ยง Etymology.

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