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Muckluk vs Mukluk - What's the difference?

muckluk | mukluk | Alternative forms |

Muckluk is an alternative form of mukluk.

muckluk

Not English

Muckluk has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'muckluk':

mukluk, misclick, misluck, mislook, maglock

mukluk

English

(wikipedia mukluk)

Alternative forms

* mackaluck, muck-a-luck, muckluck, muck-luck, muckluk, mucluc, muklek

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Canada, US) A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
  • * 1898 , Medicine Hat News , December 8, p 5:
    • 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.
  • (Canada, US) A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
  • * 1966 , Kingston Whig-Standard , April 27, p 26:
    • [...] 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.
  • * 2004 , Paola Gianturco, Celebrating Women :
    • The skin is used to make mukluks , hats, parkas. We are resourceful and respectful of the animals, the land.

    Synonyms

    * Eskimo boot * mukluk boot * snowshoe, snow shoe

    Derived terms

    * mukluked * mukluk telegraph * mukluk wireless

    See also

    * kamik

    References

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