Words & TermsWork, bush and rural life
Jacky Howe
Also: Jackie Howe
A sleeveless singlet associated especially with shearers and rural workers.
In a sentence
The shearer worked in a blue Jacky Howe and heavy trousers.
Where it came from
The singlet is named for Queensland shearer Jacky Howe, famous for a record tally of sheep shorn by hand in 1892. The clothing name became associated with shearing and rural work.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current specialist/rural