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

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Example Sentences

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komatik

One of the nurses, however, volunteered for the journey, and I arranged to carry her on a second komatik, while my driver broke the path with our impedimenta.

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

Meantime, a komatik had arrived in haste from a point on the northwest coast—a settlement one hundred and twenty miles distant.

From Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman by Norman Duncan

The girl managed the boat and fished in summer, drove the dogs and komatik and did the shooting for which they could afford powder in winter.

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

There is no better fun than a "randy" over the snow on a light komatik.

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

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 Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

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