ˈmakəˌnȯ noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: from Mackinaw City, Michigan, formerly the site of an important trading post
1. or mackinaw boat : a flat-bottomed boat with pointed prow and square stern propelled by oars or sails or both and formerly much used on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries
2. also mackinaw blanket : a heavy woolen blanket in solid colors or stripes formerly distributed by the United States government to the Indians
3.
a. also mackinaw cloth : a heavy single or double cloth of wool or wool and other fibers often with face and back of different colors or with a plaid design and usually heavily napped and felted for warmth
b. also mackinaw coat : a short usually double-breasted and belted coat or jacket of mackinaw or similar heavy fabric — called also blanket-coat
4. usually mackinaw trout : lake trout b