Straitwaistcoat

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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straitjacketstraitjacket

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"[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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