Meaning of Guernsey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2. A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
3. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
4. An unincorporated community in California.
5. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
6. The shirt worn by the players.
   Australia
7. A city in Iowa.
8. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
9. [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
   Australia, slang
10. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
11. A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
    Australia
12. A town in Wyoming.
13. Selection or election to a position.
    Australia

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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.”

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