mukluk

noun

muk·​luk ˈmək-ˌlək 

1

: a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot typically worn by Indigenous peoples of usually arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and eastern Siberia

2

: a boot often of duck with a soft leather sole and worn over several pairs of socks

Examples of mukluk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a 2011 interview with Karen Brewster, Argus remembered seeing Thayer’s crampon had slipped off, to the side of his mukluk. —Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022

There were a few high heels mixed in with the mukluks and many varieties of sturdy hiking boots. —Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023

Midday on a downtown street she was adorned from headdress to mukluk with items hand-fashioned by herself and her family. —Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022

Instead of names being drawn from a mukluk at a packed banquet in Anchorage’s Dena’ina Center, this year’s starting order was determined by a digital number generator. —Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Yupik maklak bearded seal

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

mukluk

noun

muk·​luk ˈmək-ˌlək 

1

: a sealskin or reindeer-skin boot typically worn by Indigenous peoples of usually arctic regions of Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia

2

: a boot with a soft leather sole worn over several pairs of socks