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Guernsey (clothing)
Knitten woollen sweater worn by seamen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the knitten woollen sweater worn by seamen. For the shirt worn by Australian rules footballers, see Guernsey (Australian rules football).
A guernsey, or gansey, is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro.[1]
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