Mackinaw boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mackinaw boat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Its breadth, at the mouth, is about sixty paces, and it is said to be navigable by Mackinaw boats for 100 miles.
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From this point the passengers will proceed in Mackinaw boats to the falls of the Missouri.
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He had a Mackinaw boat, very little, with a sail made brown by boiling it with tan bark, so that it would not wear out.
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The crew of the Mackinaw boat arose and cheered, the patron firing his pistol into the air.
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It’s a good deal like a Mackinaw boat.
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