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mackinaw

[ mak-uh-naw ]

noun

  1. a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.


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Other Words From

  • macki·nawed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mackinaw1

First recorded in 1755–65; spelling variant of Mackinac
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Example Sentences

They slipped on mackinaw coats and disappeared into the white swirling night.

They carried in the cockpit their Mackinaw jackets and their winter caps.

The savages had not noticed a great number of Mackinaw boats drawn up on the river bank and concealed by low bushes.

During the war of the Revolution, Detroit and Mackinaw, far from the field of action, nevertheless had their share in it.

Don placed a sandwich in each deep pocket of his mackinaw coat, and pushed an apple on top of each.

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