mackinaw blanket Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
    mackinaw.

WordNet

Mack"i*naw blan"ket, Mack"i*naw (Also<
  • Mackinaw blanket
  • Mackinaw
)
Etymology
From Mackinac,the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.
Definitions
  1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.

Webster 1913