oomiak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the stern of the oomiak sat an old grey-headed man, who filled the office of steersman; a duty which usually devolves upon old men after they become unfit to manage the kayak.
From Ungava 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
So did her mates, and the oomiak darted from the shore while the Indian who had fired the shot was still agonising with his ramrod—for, happily, breech-loaders were as yet unknown.
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
They did not seem in the least afraid of the approaching oomiak.
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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)
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