mackinaw : Idioms & Phrases

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mackinaw blanket

  • 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

mackinaw boat

  • noun a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
    mackinaw.
WordNet

mackinaw coat

  • noun a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
    mackinaw.
WordNet