MACKINAWS

Noun

mackinaws

plural of mackinaw

Source: Wiktionary


MACKINAW

Mack"i*naw blan"ket, Mack"i*naw.Etym: [From Mackinac,the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]

Definition: A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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