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Meanings of oilskin in English

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Waterproof garment made from treated sailcloth or canvas.

Usage of oilskin in English
1
Kim thought of the oilskin packet and the books in the food-bag.
Kim
2
The priest was dressed, and now pulled on a great oilskin coat.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
3
I got into an oilskin then and walked out to the Fultons'.
We Three
4
He opened his oilskin coat, glanced at the compass, and nodded approval.
The Wings of the Morning
5
He is wearing a lemon-yellow coat made out of an oilskin sleeping-sack.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
6
He noticed that she had brought out an oilskin jacket with her.
Vane of the Timberlands
7
On Singleton's black oilskin coat the dried salt glistened like hoar frost.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
8
Inside was an oilskin cloth wrapped tightly around my 9 mm handgun.
A killing night
9
He spent the night in a hollow covered by his oilskin coat.
Depths
10
Her hand closed on the oilskin packet that had lain in his palm.
The Secret Adversary
11
A fat sailor in an oilskin hat stood at the entrance.
Harrigan
12
A distant crackling sensation: the oilskin envelope, still in his hand.
The Golem and the Jinni
13
His hand went inside his cloak again, to the oilskin pouch.
A clash of kings
14
From a pocket next his shirt he drew a small package in oilskin.
Man-Size
15
He drew from his pocket an envelope carefully wrapped in oilskin.
A Man's Woman
16
She was clad in an oilskin which had only utility for its purpose.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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