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mackintosh

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mackintosh /ˈmak(ɪ)ntɒʃ / (also macintosh)
noun British English a full-length waterproof coat.
[mass noun, usually as modifier] dated cloth waterproofed with rubber:
a mackintosh hat.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: named after Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), the Scottish inventor who patented the cloth.
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