straitwaistcoat

English

Alternative forms

• strait-waistcoat, strait waistcoat

Noun

straitwaistcoat (plural straitwaistcoats)

1. (now rare) A straitjacket.
   • 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. VI, letter 115:

     [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.