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mukluk

/ˈmʌklʌk/

mukluk noun: a soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.

mukluk: a soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik
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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
    • The skin is used to make mukluks, hats, parkas. We are resourceful and respectful of the animals, the land.2004, Paola Gianturco, Celebrating Women

Synonyms of mukluk

Forms of mukluk

pluralmukluks
alternative formmakluk
alternative formmackaluck
alternative formmuck-a-luck
alternative formmuckluck
alternative formmuck-luck
alternative formmuckluk
alternative formmucluc
alternative formmuklek

Origin of mukluk

Borrowed from Yup'ik maklak (“bearded seal”), referring to sealskin used to make boots, originally derived from Proto-Eskimo *makla (“bearded seal, spotted seal”).

Words formed from mukluk

Phrases with mukluk

Questions about mukluk

What does mukluk mean?
Mukluk means a soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
What part of speech is mukluk?
Mukluk is a noun.
How do you pronounce mukluk?
Mukluk is pronounced /ˈmʌklʌk/.
What is the plural of mukluk?
The plural of mukluk is mukluks.

Words near mukluk in the dictionary

  1. mukimo
  2. mukims
  3. mukkutti
  4. muklek
  5. mukleks
  6. mukluk
  7. mukluk boot
  8. mukluk boots
  9. mukluk telegraph
  10. mukluk wireless
  11. mukluked

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