Main Entry: mack·i·naw

Pronunciation: \ˈma-kə-ˌnȯ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Mackinaw (Mackinac), trading post at site of Mackinaw City, Michigan

Date: 1833

1 : a heavy woolen blanket formerly distributed by the United States government to the Indians
2 a : a heavy cloth of wool or wool and other fibers often with a plaid design and usually heavily napped and felted b : a short coat of mackinaw or similar heavy fabric
3 : mackinaw trout