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muckluck

muckluck is the dated 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

Forms of muckluck

pluralmucklucks

Questions about muckluck

What is muckluck the dated form of?
Muckluck is the dated form of mukluk.

Words near muckluck in the dictionary

  1. Muckleshoot
  2. mucklest
  3. Muckley
  4. muckling
  5. Mucklow
  6. muckluck
  7. mucklucks
  8. muckluk
  9. muckluks
  10. muckmidden
  11. muckmiddens

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