oomiak
Britishnoun
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On either side of one of these craft, which is identical with the Greenland “oomiak,” or women’s boat, it is usual to have a sealskin blown out tight, and the ends fastened to the gunwale; these serve as floats to steady the canoe.
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He said the village was only a short distance up the bay, where was plenty of blubber and meat, which we might have if we would allow him to enter our "oomiak" and pilot us there!
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The "Kablunah" and "Oomiak"—white men and ship—had come and they were happy.
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The oomiak, or woman's boat, also made of dressed skin stretched over a frame, is much larger than the kayak, has a flat bottom, is without deck covering, and designed for the use of many occupants.
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Both the kayak and oomiak are still in every-day use, and it is to be hoped the boats of the white man will never wholly replace them.
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