mackinaw
mac·ki·naw
noun
3.
a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
Origin
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”).
Phrases
- mackinaw boat
- mackinaw coat
- mackinaw shirt
- mackinaw skiff
- mackinaw trout
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