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

To prevent undue evaporation, the surface also is covered with a thick, shiny skin—a sort of vegetable macintosh, which effectually checks all unnecessary transpiration.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

Worst of all, there was nothing to do except to sit still; and Findlayson sat still under his macintosh till his helmet became pulp on his head, and his boots were over ankle in mire.

From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard

A man in travelling "condition" would probably find a drugget-bag more healthy than macintosh, even though he became somewhat wet inside it.

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