mackinaw skiff

noun

A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere).

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Meanings

nounmackinaw skiff (plural mackinaw skiffs)

plural mackinaw skiffs

  1. A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere).
  2. A shooner-rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes.

Origin

From Ojibwe.

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APA

mackinaw skiff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw%20skiff

MLA

“mackinaw skiff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw%20skiff. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mackinaw skiff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackinaw%20skiff.

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