▪ I. lammie, lammy
(ˈlæmɪ)
Also lamby.
[Perh. a particular use of lammie, lambie.]
A thick quilted woollen over-garment worn by sailors in cold weather. Also lammy coat, lammie suit.
| 1886 Gentl. Mag. Oct. 390 The look-out, who, wrapped in his lammy suit, was stationed in the bows. 1903 G. S. Bowles Stretch off Land 268 The ‘lammy-suit’ known aboard Torpedo-Boats and Destroyers. 1915 Kipling Fringes of Fleet 64, I loathe destroyers,..the smell of the wet ‘lammies’ and damp wardroom cushions. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin xi. 191 He undid the toggles of his lammy coat, and gave the muffler another turn round his neck. 1920 Blackw. Mag. Jan. 7/2 North Sea fishermen, fully accoutred in their thick ‘lamby’ suits. 1931 ‘Taffrail’ Endless Story xxiii. 357, I arrayed myself in a tolerably dry ‘lammy coat’. 1948 Partridge Dict. Forces' Slang 108 Lammies, hooded coats of lamb's wool worn by officers and men in severe weather. Also known as ‘duffle coats’. |
▪ II. lammie, -y
variants of lambie.