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mukluks

mukluks is the plural 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 mukluks

What is mukluks the plural of?
Mukluks is the plural of mukluk.

Words near mukluks in the dictionary

  1. mukluk boots
  2. mukluk telegraph
  3. mukluk wireless
  4. mukluked
  5. muklukked
  6. mukluks
  7. mukna
  8. muknas
  9. mukokuseki
  10. mukonal
  11. mukonidine

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