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Thread #18014 Message #2487739
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
07-Nov-08 - 12:59 PM
Thread Name: Origin: I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
Subject: RE: Help: I wish I was a mole in the ground
Mackinaw is a cool 'old' word. A blanket coat, the blankets mentioned in 1822 (Oxford English Dictionary). Originally the word was spelled Mackinac (pronounced 'Mackinaw'). Made into a coat, several references c. 1900 but the first is 1872 (OED). Blanket coats also sold by Hudson's Bay and Pendleton Mills, Oregon.