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double coat

noun

  1. an outer coat of hair on a dog serving as protection against underbrush and resistant to weather, combined with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing.

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In many of those living in the colder regions there is in reality a double coat.

And in order to keep the water from passing through it, this double coat of fur is kept constantly oiled.

This mackintosh, in most seals, is made of a double coat of fur.

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