komatik

[ koh-mat-ik ]

/ koʊˈmæt ɪk /

Chiefly Canadian.

an Eskimo sled made by binding crossbars to wooden runners with rawhide.

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Origin of komatik

First recorded in 1815–25, komatik is from the Inuit word qamutik

Words nearby komatik

kolyma mountains, kolyma range, kolytic, komandorski islands, komati, komatik, kombu, kombucha, komenský, komi, komi autonomous republic

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Example sentences from the Web for komatik

"Charley and I'll be unloadin' your komatik, and puttin' your cargo inside so the dogs won't get at un," suggested Toby.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
With super-human effort Grenfell managed to cut their traces and set them free from the komatik, which was pulling them down.
The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
All the inhabitants live on the coast, and the interior is only travelled over in the winter with komatik and dogs.
Le Petit Nord|Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding
Sometimes we would walk ahead of the komatik and lie down until it overtook us, frequently falling asleep in the brief interim.
The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace

The jack plane was needed to keep the komatik runners smooth.
Ungava Bob|Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for komatik

komatik

/ (ˈkəʊmætɪk) /

noun

a sledge having wooden runners and crossbars bound with rawhide, used by the Inuit and other related peoples

Word Origin for komatik

C20: from Inuktitut (Labrador)

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