mackinaw boat

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mackinaw boat

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noun mackinaw boats

historical A flat-bottomed cargo boat, resembling a canoe, often schooner-rigged, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere).

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@misc{mackinaw_boat_2026,
  title = {mackinaw boat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mackinaw%20boat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}