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macintosh

1 American  
[mak-in-tosh] / ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. a variant of mackintosh.


Macintosh 2 American  
[mak-in-tosh] / ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. Charles, 1766–1843, Scottish chemist, inventor, and manufacturer.


macintosh British  
/ ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of mackintosh

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

My opinion is, that every traveller who works his way with a horse should fix on his own saddle the said macintosh sack, two blankets, a tin cup, and a frying-pan.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir

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

The best shape for a small macintosh water-vessel has yet to be determined.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir

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