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Mackinaw mackinaw [< Cdn F mackinac < Ojibwa; see 1761 quote]

• 1 n. a heavily napped and felted woollen cloth from which blankets and articles of clothing are made, nowadays usually of plaid design.

  See also: mackinaws  

• 2 n. a blanket of Mackinaw (def. 1).

  See also: Mackinaw blanket (def. 2)  

• 3a n. Hist. a heavy, flat-bottomed freight boat. [See picture at York boat.]

  See also: Mackinaw boat (def. 1)  York boat  

• 3b n. Hist. a schooner-rigged boat formerly in use on the Great Lakes.

  See also: Mackinaw boat (def. 2)  

• 4 n. a short belted coat made of Mackinaw (def. 1).

  See also: Mackinaw coat  

• 5 n. (in euphemistic exclamations) See quotes.