mackintosh
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, great
VERB + MACKINTOSH
helps
MACKINTOSH + NOUN
--, boy
Definitions
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
Any waterproof coat or raincoat.
c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young John had great big waterproof boots on; John had a great big waterproof hat; John had a great big waterproof mackintosh -- And that (Said John) is that.
The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.
Waterproof rubberized cloth.
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5c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young John had great big waterproof boots on; John had a great big waterproof hat; John had a great big waterproof mackintosh -- And that (Said J
WiktionaryThe screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.
WiktionaryThat must be the Mackintosh boy.
Tatoeba · #850893She helps the Mackintosh boy.
Tatoeba · #850896If it hadn't been for your mackintosh, I would've been soaked to my skin.
Tatoeba · #11051701