Mackinaw boat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mackinaw boat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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It’s a good deal like a Mackinaw boat.
From Young Alaskans in the Far North by Emerson Hough
A heavily loaded Mackinaw boat had shot around the next bend.
From Bring Me His Ears by Clarence E. Mulford
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 William Francis Butler
Mackinaw boat," said Tom, "and in a hurry.
From Bring Me His Ears by Clarence E. Mulford
The crew of the Mackinaw boat arose and cheered, the patron firing his pistol into the air.
From Bring Me His Ears by Clarence E. Mulford
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