>>What the /hoek/ is a duster?!
>
>A long overcoat, not unlike a trenchcoat but generally even longer
>(ankle length), usually made of light-colored canvas or oilcloth and
>commonly equipped with leg straps and a high-split tail for horseback
>riding. Popularized in the late 18th century in the American West and
>also quite common in the Australian Outback, or so I'm told.

They are common in the Outback & rural regions of Australia, but are often refered to by the maker's name: driza-bone.

The horsemen that participated in the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games were wearing them.

--Rod.H who's a 'city boy' and the closest he can get to a duster is an old gabardine overcoat.
(But, I do have an Akubra.)