Jacky Howe

Etymology
After the gun shearer John Robert (“Jacky” or “Jackie”) Howe, who in 1890 set a long-standing world record by shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours 40 minutes. He is said to have worn a shirt with the sleeves cut off.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of blue sleeveless shirt worn by sheep shearers and labourers.
 * 2) * 1949, Ruth Park, Poor Man's Orange, in 2010, The Harp in the South Trilogy, Penguin, |%22Jackie+Howes%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k56OT_GrBMe5iQf03aXJDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Jackie%20Howe%22|%22Jackie%20Howes%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,
 * He had finished his tea and was sitting in his Jackie Howe, which is a singlet with the sleeves out of it, and called after a famous shearer of the blade days.
 * He had finished his tea and was sitting in his Jackie Howe, which is a singlet with the sleeves out of it, and called after a famous shearer of the blade days.