Mackinaw coat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Mackinaw coat
C19: named after Mackinaw, variant of Mackinac
Example Sentences
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In the fall he burned brush piles and raked leaves for Virginia Gatewood, a stick figure at twilight in cloth gloves and a threadbare mackinaw coat ragged at the elbows.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Stepping over to my father, I buried my face in his old mackinaw coat.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Hollister felt the chill of it through his mackinaw coat and was moved to thought of his companion's comfort.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
Somehow or other a small portable organ had been secured, and at this a bearded fellow in a mackinaw coat was seated.
From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
A few garments hung on the wall—a hood made of fur, a thick mackinaw coat belted at the waist with a red scarf, and something done up in a small bundle.
From The Golden Snare by Curwood, James Oliver
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