mackinaw

[ mak-uh-naw ]
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noun
  1. a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.

Origin of mackinaw

1
First recorded in 1755–65; spelling variant of Mackinac
  • Also called Mackinaw coat, mackinaw coat .

Other words from mackinaw

  • mack·i·nawed, adjective

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How to use mackinaw in a sentence

  • He sat up straight and shot his hands down deep in the pockets of his mackinaws.

    The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
  • He wore evening clothes when occasion required as unconcernedly as he wore mackinaws and calked boots among his loggers.

    Big Timber | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • There were men from the trail in sweaters and mackinaws, German socks and caps with ear-flaps.

    The Trail of '98 | Robert W. Service
  • Now they were clothed for the woods, with blue shirts, mackinaws, heavy trousers and shoe packs.

    Bob Hunt in Canada | George W. Orton
  • Then came the skin hunters and their Mackinaws, following the bull boats which took some voyageurs downstream.