guernsey

name

1. An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2. An unincorporated community in California.
3. A city in Iowa.
4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A town in Wyoming.

noun

1. A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4. (Australia)A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. (Australia)Selection or election to a position.
6. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

   “At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.”

7. (Australia)The shirt worn by the players.
8. (Australia, slang)[receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc