mukluk

[ muhk-luhk ]
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noun
  1. a soft boot worn by the Inuit and Yupik in the American Arctic, often lined with fur and usually made of sealskin or reindeer skin.

  2. a similar boot with a soft sole, usually worn for lounging.

Origin of mukluk

1
First recorded in 1865–70, Americanism; from Yupik maklak “bearded seal,” incorrectly taken to mean “sealskin,” then transferred to “boots made of sealskin”
  • Sometimes muc·luc, muck·luck .

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mukluk

/ (ˈmʌklʌk) /


noun
  1. a soft boot, usually of sealskin, worn by the Inuit

Origin of mukluk

1
from Inuktitut muklok large seal

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