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n. - A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design; A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes;

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  • Lake trout, also called mackinaw, are, beyond any reasonable doubt, the primary culprits in the decline of the Blue Mesa salmon fishery.
  • I could not speak to tell him, he forgot his mackinaw
  • "Dukes ate mackinaw," repeated the old man, scowling.
  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The mackinaw bridge is on my hat.
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