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
Worst of all, there was nothing to do except to sit still; and Findlayson sat still under his macintosh till his helmet became pulp on his head, and his boots were over ankle in mire.
From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard
In all serious illness a piece of macintosh should be placed under the sheet, as is done in the lying-in room, and a draw-sheet, as it is termed, over it.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles
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