*mack*

peop. n. a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.
Syn. -- Mackenzie River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D. makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent. ] A pimp; also, a bawd. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See Mail armor. ] (Zool.) Any species of the genus Scomber of the family Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common mackerel (Scomber scombrus), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bull mackerel,
Chub mackerel. (Zool.) See under Chub. --
Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate. --
Horse mackerel . See under Horse. --
Mackerel bird (Zool.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. --
Mackerel cock (Zool.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. --
Mackerel guide. (Zool.) See Garfish (a). --
Mackerel gull (Zool.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. --
Mackerel midge (Zool.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus Onos, or Motella. --
Mackerel plow, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. Knight. --
Mackerel shark (Zool.), the porbeagle. --
Mackerel sky, or
Mackerel-back sky, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small silvery fish (Decapterus macarellus) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ . }[ From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians. ] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The namaycush. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Macle. ] Same as Macule. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. smak; akin to LG. smack, smak, Dan. smakke, G. schmacke, F. semaque. ] (Naut.) A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. smak, AS. ssm&unr_;c taste, savor; akin to D. smaak, G. geschmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant. Cf. Smack, v. i. ] 1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

They felt the smack of this world. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small quantity; a taste. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A loud kiss; a buss. “A clamorous smack.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A quick, smart blow; a slap. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. As if with a smack or slap. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smacked p. pr. & vb. n. Smacking. ] [ OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach&unr_;n to have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel. smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n. ] 1. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have or exhibit and indication or suggestion of the presence of any character or quality; to have a taste, or flavor; -- used with of; as, a remark smacking of contempt. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

All sects, all ages, smack of this vice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drinking off the cup, and smacking his lips with an air of ineffable relish. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip. “She smacks the silken thong.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as heroin; -- a slang term. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n. A sharp, quick noise; a smack. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like the faint smacking of an after kiss. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]