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countable and uncountable, plural mackintoshes
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth. examples
(by extension) Any waterproof coat or raincoat. quotations examples
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.
c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young
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.
1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214
Waterproof rubberized cloth. examples