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Mackinaw

//ˈmækənɔ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy woolen cloth. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design wordnet
  3. 3
    A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government. countable
  4. 4
    a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes wordnet
  5. 5
    Synonym of mackinaw boat. countable
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  1. 6
    a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States wordnet
  2. 7
    a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material wordnet

Etymology

Respelling 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”).

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