macintosh
noun
a variant of mackintosh.
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macintosh
1 American
[mak-in-tosh]
/ ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /
noun
Macintosh
2
American
[mak-in-tosh]
/ ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /
noun
macintosh
British
/ ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ /
noun
Example Sentences
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It’s called jaw thrust when the head is prepared for the macintosh blade.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021
But tonight, he refuses to take off his macintosh even as damp patches begin to spread across it.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2011
Our equipment consisted of a very small brown-holland tent, macintosh floor-cloth, and felt robes; besides this, each man had a bag of double blanketing, and a pair of fur boots, to sleep in.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold
A reversed umbrella will catch water; but the first drippings from it, or from clothes that have been long unwashed, as from a macintosh cloak, are intolerably nauseous and very unwholesome.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
The maid who came in with the coffee told them that the gentleman had put on his macintosh in the outer-room, and said that he must see what had become of the steamer.
From The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. by Spielhagen, Friedrich
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