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mackinaw

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmakɪnɔː/ (UK)
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/ˈmakɪnɔː/ (UK) · /ˈmækənɔ/ (US)

Definition of mackinaw

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A heavy woolen cloth.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A heavy woolen cloth.
  2. (countable)A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
  3. (countable)Synonym of mackinaw boat.

name

  1. (uncountable, usually)A surname.

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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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