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kamik
[ kah-mik ]
/ ˈkɑ mɪk /
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noun Canadian chiefly Eastern Arctic.
a mukluk made of sealskin.
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Origin of kamik
Borrowed into English from Inuit around 1860–65
Words nearby kamik
Kamerlingh Onnes, Kamerun, Kamet, kami, Kamianske, kamik, kamikaze, Kamilaroi, Kamina, Kamloops, Kamloops trout
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How to use kamik in a sentence
The boots, called kamik, are of sealskin, bleached to a spotless cream color.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook
British Dictionary definitions for kamik
kamik
/ (ˈkɑːmɪk) /
noun
Canadian a traditional Inuit boot made of caribou hide or sealskin
Word Origin for kamik
from Inuktitut
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