Meaning of mukluk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
   Canada, US
2. A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
   Canada, US

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Examples

“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.”

“[...] 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.”

“The skin is used to make⟳ mukluks, hats, parkas. We are resourceful and respectful of the animals, the land⟳.”

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