Mackinaw boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mackinaw boat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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This is the regular Hudson Bay Mackinaw boat, used for the carrying trade of the great Fur Company on every river from the Bay of Hudson to the Polar Ocean.
From The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America by Butler, William Francis
Mackinaw boat," said Tom, "and in a hurry.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
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.
From The Indian Drum by Balmer, Edwin
It’s a good deal like a Mackinaw boat.
From Young Alaskans in the Far North by Hough, Emerson
The crew of the Mackinaw boat arose and cheered, the patron firing his pistol into the air.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
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