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noun
A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: Eskimo boot, mukluk boot, snowshoe
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Yup'ik maklak (“bearded seal”), referring to sealskin used to make boots, originally derived from Proto-Eskimo *makla (“bearded seal, spotted seal”).
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