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Definition mackinaw

Etymology

Representing an earlier colloquial pronunciation of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang (“at the place of many snapping turtles”).

Noun

mackinaw (countable and uncountable, plural mackinaws)

1. A heavy woolen cloth.
2. A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
3. A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.

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