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mukluk

noun muk·luk \ˈmək-ˌlək\

Definition of MUKLUK

1
:  a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot worn by Eskimos
2
:  a boot often of duck with a soft leather sole and worn over several pairs of socks
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Origin of MUKLUK

Yupik maklak bearded seal
First Known Use: 1868

Rhymes with MUKLUK

amok, awestruck, blackbuck, black duck, bushbuck, cold duck, dead duck, dumbstruck, dump truck, fire truck, fish duck, fly-struck, hand truck, Kalmuck, lame-duck, moonstruck, muktuk, potluck, reedbuck, roebuck, sawbuck, shelduck, stagestruck, starstruck, sunstruck, unstuck, upchuck, woodchuck

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