Macintosh

Example Sentences

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It’s called jaw thrust when the head is prepared for the macintosh blade.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

But tonight, he refuses to take off his macintosh even as damp patches begin to spread across it.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2011

I noted that there were silk handkerchiefs—black, white, and figured—towels, soap, sponge, tooth-brush, and hair-combs; macintosh gun-cover marked outside with paint A 12, and lined with black cloth.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick

It felt chill, I had only a sheet, and had to make a light and range the house for a cover—I found one in the hall, a macintosh.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

However, painted cloth is much inferior to macintosh, as it will not fold up without cracking: it also tears easily, and is heavy.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir