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ragged jacket Nfld 
a harp seal more than six weeks old.
See also: harp (seal)
- 1880 (1964) The young when first born, are called by the Newfoundland sealers "White Coats," later during the first moult, "Ragged Jackets". . . .
- 1883 At the end of six weeks, the young shed their white woolly robe, which has a yellowish or golden lustre, and a smooth, spotted skin appears, having a rough, darkish fur. They [harp seal] have now ceased to be "White-coats," and become "ragged jackets."
- 1880 (1964) The young when first born, are called by the Newfoundland sealers "White Coats," later during the first moult, "Ragged Jackets". . . .