different between schooner vs mackinaw

English

Etymology

Probably from English scoon, and Dutch schoener (“schooner”), further etymology is uncertain, compare schoon (“clean”) and shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sku?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?n?(?)

Noun

schooner (plural schooners)

1. (nautical) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

   Synonym: goelette
2. (Australia) A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
3. (US) A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
4. (historical) A covered wagon used by emigrants.

Usage notes

• (sailing ship): Variants exist, such as with additional square sails on the fore topmast. Compare ketch and yawl which have a main and a mizzen mast.
• (size of glass): A schooner is one of the larger measures, except in South Australia, where it is smaller. See Beer in Australia: Beer glasses for details.

Translations

Anagrams

• coehorns

English

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)Respelling of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang (“at the place of many snapping turtles”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mak?n??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk?n?/

Noun

mackinaw (countable and uncountable, plural mackinaws)

1. A heavy woolen cloth.
2. A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
3. A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.

See also

• mackinaw skiff
• mackinaw boat
• mackinaw jacket
• mackinaw coat
• mackinaw shirt
• mackinaw trout

References

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)