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muck-luck

muck-luck is the alternative form of mukluk.

Meaning of mukluk

Noun

mukluk (plural mukluks)

  1. (Canada, US) A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
    • Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And she's all right from muck-a-luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is fond of Hooch, and makes it very well.1898 December 8, Medicine Hat News, page 5
  2. (Canada, US) A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
    • [...] the Canadians’ [soldiers’] mukluks and sleeping bags were superior to anything in use. the mukluk, a rubber-soled boot with a calf-high outer nylon cover, has a thick woollen inner boot that keeps feet warm in the coldest of weather.1966 April 27, Kingston Whig-Standard, page 26

Questions about muck-luck

What is muck-luck the alternative form of?
Muck-luck is the alternative form of mukluk.

Words near muck-luck in the dictionary

  1. muck tubes
  2. muck up
  3. muck-a-luck
  4. muck-a-muck
  5. muck-a-mucks
  6. muck-luck
  7. muck-snipe
  8. muck-snipes
  9. muck-up
  10. muck-up day
  11. muck-up days

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