mackinaw
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English
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mackinaw (countable and uncountable, plural mackinaws)
- A heavy woolen cloth.
- A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
- A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.
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References
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)