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Russian
Etymology
полу- (polu-) + шу́ба (šúba) + -ок (-ok)[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
полушу́бок • (polušúbok) m inan (genitive полушу́бка, nominative plural полушу́бки, genitive plural полушу́бков)
- short sheepskin coat, sheepskin jacket
1865, Николай Лесков, “Глава восьмая”, in Леди Макбет Мценского уезда; English translation from Alfred Edward Chamot, transl., Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, 1922:По двору, в накинутом на плечи полушубке, крестясь и позёвывая, плёлся из сарая в кухню старый приказчик.- Po dvoru, v nakinutom na pleči polušubke, krestjasʹ i pozjóvyvaja, pljólsja iz saraja v kuxnju staryj prikazčik.
- The old clerk, with a short fur coat thrown over his shoulders, yawning and crossing himself, crept across the yard from the barn to the kitchen.
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