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Mackinaw boat
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noun
a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.
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Origin of Mackinaw boat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby Mackinaw boat
Mackerras, Mackinac, Mackinac Bridge, mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket, Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw trout, Mackinder, mackintosh, mackle
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How to use Mackinaw boat in a sentence
But Ramsay centered his gaze on the fifth man in the Mackinaw boat.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur KjelgaardRamsay was certain now that the thing he saw was an anchored Mackinaw boat.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur Kjelgaard