Green’s Dictionary of Slang

throw me in the dirt n.

a shirt.

1839		H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang.
1857		‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue.
1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict.
1935		A.J. Pollock Und. Speaks.
1999		R. Walton ‘Cockney Jack’ 🌐 He got up and put on his throw me in the dirt, his wool fiddle and flute, his Jack-in-the-box and his daisy roots.
2002		B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.