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MACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mack mean?
• MACK (noun)
The noun MACK has 1 sense:
1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
Familiarity information: MACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mac; macintosh; mack; mackintosh
Hypernyms ("mack" is a kind of...):
raincoat; waterproof (a water-resistant coat)
Meronyms (substance of "mack"):
macintosh; mackintosh (a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mack"):
oilskin; slicker (a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof)
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