- an Eskimo boot made of sealskin or reindeer skin
- a boot like this, made of canvas, rubber, etc.
Origin of mukluk
Eskimo muklok, a large sealmukluk
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mukluk
noun
- A soft boot made of reindeer skin or sealskin and worn by Eskimos.
- A slipper with a soft sole resembling this boot.
Origin of mukluk
Yupik maklak bearded seal ( from whose skin the soles of mukluks have traditionally been made )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural mukluks)
Origin
From Central Siberian Yupik maklak (“bearded seal"), referring to sealskin used to make boots.
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