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mac⋅in⋅tosh

  [mak-in-tosh]
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mack⋅in⋅tosh

  [mak-in-tosh]
–noun
1. a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
2. such cloth.
3. Chiefly British. any raincoat.
Also, macintosh.

Origin:
1830–40; after Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), its inventor

Related forms:
mack⋅in⋅toshed, adjective
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mack·in·tosh also mac·in·tosh   (māk'ĭn-tŏsh')   
n.   Chiefly British

  1. A raincoat.

  2. A lightweight, waterproof fabric that was originally of rubberized cotton.


[After Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), Scottish inventor.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

mackintosh 
"waterproof outer coat," 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gael. Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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