Mackinaw noun. ['makɪnɔ:] E19.
[Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA, formerly an important trading post.]
1. In full Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw skiff. A large flat-bottomed sharp-ended boat, used on the Great Lakes of N. America. E19.

2. In full Mackinaw blanket. A thick blanket, such as used to be distributed to Indians of the North-West by the US government. E19.

3. A heavy woollen cloth, now usu. with a plaid design; a garment made of this; esp. (also Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw jacket) a thick double-breasted jacket. M19.

4. Mackinaw trout, the N. American lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush. M19.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲