mukluk
Americannoun
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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.
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a similar boot with a soft sole, usually worn for lounging.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mukluk
First recorded in 1865–70, from Yupik maklak “bearded seal,” incorrectly taken to mean “sealskin,” then transferred to “boots made of sealskin”
Example Sentences
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Women with mittens and ornate mukluk boots swayed their hips to the beat.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2017
Nusan threaded a needle and whipped the rabbit fur onto the top of a mukluk.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Frequently he lunged into the drifts with one foot, or both; his glazed mukluk soles slid about, causing him to bestride the invisible hogback, or again his legs crossed awkwardly, throwing him off his balance.
From The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories by Mathiews, Franklin K.
Frequently he lunged into the drifts with one foot, or both; his glazed mukluk soles slid about, causing him to bestride the invisible hog-back, or again his legs crossed awkwardly, throwing him off his balance.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
The best water-proof footwear is the Esquimau mukluk, not easily obtainable in the interior of Alaska, but the mukluk is an inconvenient footwear to put snow-shoes on.
From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson
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