mukluk

mukluk
noun /ˈmʌklʌk,ˈməklək/
a) A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.

Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And shes all right from muck-a-luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is fond of Hooch, and makes it very well.

b) A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.

[...] 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.

Syn: Eskimo boot, mukluk boot, snowshoe, snow shoe

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