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sark

nounclothing

simple upper-body garment, a shirt

a simple upper‑body garment; a shirt or chemise

Example in use

Pit on yer sark, it's cauld oot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SAHRK/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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