macintosh
1 Americannoun
noun
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
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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