guernsey

noun3

1. •
   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. — 1974
2. •
   (Australia) The shirt worn by the players.
3. •
   (Australia, slang) [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc

noun7

1. •
   An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2. •
   The Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency on the island of Guernsey.
3. •
   A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed.
4. •
   A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
5. •
   A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
6. •
   (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
7. •
   (Australia) Selection or election to a position.