komatik

American  

[koh-mat-ik] / koʊˈmæt ɪk /

noun

1. a sled made by binding crossbars to wooden runners with rawhide, invented and first used by the Inuit of northern Canada.

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komatik British  

/ ˈkəʊmætɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of komatik

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

Example Sentences

At last the komatik topped the brow and was once more coming along after them.

From Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Apparently he has been living at the bottom of a bay 'way out of the line of the komatik trail.

From Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

"Bill goes home t' Kenemish with daylight, an' your father takes me t' th' post wi' dogs an' komatik, your mother goin' along, an' I gets home th' evenin'."

From The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob by Wallace, Dillon

Some yards away I could still see my komatik with my thermos bottle and warm clothing on it, as well as matches and wood.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Weight on your komatik is a vital question, and not knowing for what you may be called upon, makes the outfitting an art.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir