kyack

¹ American  

[kahy-ak] / ˈkaɪ æk /

noun

1. kayak.

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kyack ² American  

[kahy-ak] / ˈkaɪ æk /

noun

1. a type of packsack that consists of two connected sacks and is hung on either side of a packsaddle.

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Etymology

Origin of kyack

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Presently it could be seen that one was a kyack and the other an omien, or women's boat, filled with women and children and a few men.

From Schwatka's Search by Gilder, William H. (William Henry)

Get you a plate outa that furtherest kyack, and a cup.

From Cabin Fever by Bower, B. M.

The kyack was quite in the shadow now, yet she dared not attempt its theft until the three men were asleep.

From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison

We also bought three dogs for about a pound of powder, and a kyack for Joe, for which the captain gave an old broken double-barrelled gun and a handful of powder and shot.

From Schwatka's Search by Gilder, William H. (William Henry)

Then they slipped the thong of the sled across his shoulders and under his arms like loops of a kyack.

From The Snowshoe Trail by Marshall, Edison