The man who paid the wager gave me an extra penny and I went home holding my jacket in front of my legs.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
Saying this, he raised the rifle to his face, but Nell clutched his jacket and, braced upon both of her little feet, began to pull him with all her strength away from the brink of the hollow.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
You take off your hat and jacket, and pretty soon I'll show you up to a room.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower