mackinaw

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UK/ˈmakɪnɔː/US/ˈmækənɔ/

noun

A heavy woolen cloth.

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mackinaw boatmackinaw troutMackinaw coatMackinaw blanket
OriginOjibwe mishinii-makinaang →
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Meanings

mackinaw1

nounmackinaw (countable and uncountable, plural mackinaws)

plural mackinaws

  1. countableuncountableA heavy woolen cloth.
  2. countableA blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
  3. countableSynonym of mackinaw boat.

    Synonyms: mackinaw boat

  4. countableSynonym of mackinaw trout.

    Synonyms: mackinaw trout

Mackinaw2

proper nounMackinaw (usually uncountable, plural Mackinaws)

plural Mackinaws

  1. uncountableusuallyA surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of mackinaw boat.

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mackinaw boat

nounSynonym of mackinaw trout.

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mackinaw trout

More synonyms by meaning

nouna short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material

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Mackinaw coat
Broader
coat

nouna thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States

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Mackinaw blanket
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blanketcover

nouna flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes

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Mackinaw boat
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boat
Also see
lake troutmackinaw boatmackinaw coat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ojibwemishinii-makinaang“at the place of many snapping turtles”
  2. Englishmackinaw

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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APA

mackinaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw

MLA

“mackinaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mackinaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw.

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