mackinaw

/ˈmækɪnɔː/
noun
  1. A short, heavy wool coat, usually plaid, originally worn by lumberjacks and outdoorsmen.
    • He wore a red and black mackinaw to keep warm in the snowy woods.
    • The old lumberjack's mackinaw was worn and faded from years of use.
    • She bought a thick mackinaw for her camping trip in the mountains.
  2. A type of flat-bottomed boat used on the Great Lakes, originally for transporting goods and passengers.
    • Historians restored a 19th-century mackinaw for the maritime museum.
    • They sailed a replica mackinaw during the summer festival.
    • The mackinaw boat carried supplies across the lake to the remote island.
  3. A heavy wool blanket, often with a plaid pattern, used for bedding or as a coat-like wrap.
    • He wrapped himself in a mackinaw blanket by the campfire.
    • She bought a plaid mackinaw to use as a throw on the couch.
    • The cabin had a stack of mackinaw blankets for guests.
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