mukluk means A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
mukluk is pronounced /ˈmʌklʌk/.
noun
- A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.“Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And she's all right from muck-a-luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is fond of Hooch, and makes it very well.”
- A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.“[...] the Canadians’ [soldiers’] mukluks and sleeping bags were superior to anything in use. the mukluk, a rubber-soled boot with a calf-high outer nylon cover, has a thick woollen inner boot that keeps feet warm in the coldest of weather.”