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Mackinaw   /mˈækənˌɔ/   Listen
noun
Mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket  n.  
1.
A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
2.
A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design.


Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw  n.  A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries.


Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw  n.  A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. (Local, U. S.)





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"Mackinaw" Quotes from Famous Books



... "bearing my outward semblance," and yet I sometimes wonder if that rough-bearded figure in heavy woollen clothes looked the least like me. I wore heavy sweaters, mackinaw trousers, thick German socks and moccasins. From frequent freezing my cheeks were corroded. I was miserably thin, and my eyes had a wild, staring expression through the pupils dilating in the long darkness. Yes, mentally and physically ...
— The Trail of '98 - A Northland Romance • Robert W. Service


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