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noun, plural Guern·seys for 2, 3.
1.
Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands: 51,138; 241/2 sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
2.
one of a breed of dairy cattle, raised originally on the Isle of Guernsey, producing rich, golden-tinted milk.
3.
(lowercase) a close-fitting knitted woolen shirt worn by sailors and soccer or Rugby players.
Origin:
1825–35, for def. 2
1825–35, for def. 2
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Guernsey
breed of cattle, 1834, from the Channel Island where it was bred; the island name is Viking. Like neighboring Jersey, it was also taken as the name for a coarse, close-fitting vest of wool (1839), and in Australia the word supplies many of the usages of jersey in U.S.
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