macks
/mæks/
macks is the plural of mack.
Meaning of mack
Noun (1)
mack (plural macks)
Noun (2)
mack (plural macks)
- A (pouch or unit of) mackerel, used as food and currency in prison.
- "Macks" [...] don't divide very well, so they're not as useful for transactions that cost less than one “mack” or require a partial “mack.” So “macks” are reasonably good at being money, but they're not perfect.2011, Chris Martenson, The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, page 42
Noun (3)
mack (plural macks)
- A raincoat or mackintosh.
- “Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in Well Tackled!
Noun (4)
mack (plural macks)
- An element of a ship's superstructure which places the function of a ship's mast on its exhaust stack, adding the skeletal supporting structure to the smokestack to support the mast's complement of functions.
Noun capitalized: Macks
Macks
- plural of Mack
Phrases with macks
Words that rhyme with macks
Questions about macks
- What is macks the plural of?
- Macks is the plural of mack.
- What part of speech is macks?
- Macks is a noun.
- How do you pronounce macks?
- Macks is pronounced /mæks/.
Words near macks in the dictionary
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