1
: a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot typically worn by Indigenous peoples of usually arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia
2
: a boot often of duck with a soft leather sole and worn over several pairs of socks
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mukluk
noun
muk·luk
ˈmək-ˌlək 
1
: a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot typically worn by Indigenous peoples of usually arctic regions of Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia
2
: a boot with a soft leather sole worn over several pairs of socks
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