oomiak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This was the fact that, although night was coming on, the oomiak with the women had not returned.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The oomiak is the Eskimo's family boat and cargo carrier, flat-bottomed, not decked in, and sometimes big enough for twenty people with their gear.
From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry
“What are you fellows consulting about?” shouted Red Rooney, coming up at that moment with the others in the oomiak.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“That is my beast you are fighting,” remarked Oolalik, as the oomiak came up.
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
This man was very intelligent, and having carefully examined the boats, intimated that he would construct an oomiak after the same plan.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
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