mukluk

mukluknoun/ˈmʌklʌk/

• 1

  A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.

  • Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And she's all right from muck-a-luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is fond of Hooch, and makes it very well.
• 2

  A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.

  • [...] the Canadians’ [soldiers’] mukluks and sleeping bags were superior to anything in use. the mukluk, a rubber-soled boot with a calf-high outer nylon cover, has a thick woollen inner boot that keeps feet warm in the coldest of weather.
  • The skin is used to make mukluks, hats, parkas. We are resourceful and respectful of the animals, the land.