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Mac

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Mac  (mk)
n. Slang
Used as a form of address for a man whose name is unknown.
[From Mac-, a common prefix in Scottish and Irish surnames.]
MAC
abbr.
Military Airlift Command
mac  (mk)
n. Chiefly British
A mackintosh.
mac or mack
Noun
Brit informal a mackintosh
Mac
Noun
Chiefly US & Canad an informal term of address to a man [Gaelic mac son of]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mac - a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
mack, mackintosh, macintosh
macintosh, mackintosh - a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
oilskin, slicker - a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
raincoat, waterproof - a water-resistant coat
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
mac [mæk] n (BRIT) → impermeable m
mac [mæk] n (Brit) → imper(méable m) m
mac [mæk] (Brit) n → Regenmantel m
mac [mæk] n (BRIT) → impermeabile m
mac [mӕk]
short for mackintosh.


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Archie and Charlie, evidently great cronies, were pacing up and down, shoulder to shoulder, whistling "Bonnie Dundee"; Mac was reading in a corner, with his book close to his near-sighted eyes; Dandy was arranging his hair before the oval glass in the hat-stand; Geordie and Will investigating the internal economy of the moon-faced clock; and Jamie lay kicking up his heels on the mat at the foot of the stairs, bent on demanding his sweeties the instant Rose appeared.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
I have often heard George Mac Turk, Lord Bajazet's eldest son, say that if he had his will when he came to the title, he would do what the sultans do, and clear the estate by chopping off all his younger brothers' heads at once; and so the case is, more or less, with them all.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
But I've not the smallest doubt that Mac was watching both ship and station till the last moment.
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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