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muckluk

muckluk 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

Forms of muckluk

pluralmuckluks

Questions about muckluk

What is muckluk the alternative form of?
Muckluk is the alternative form of mukluk.

Words near muckluk in the dictionary

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

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