oomiak
Britishnoun
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“But where the kayak and the oomiak cannot float the sledge may go,” said the Captain.
From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The natives followed us, and soon afterwards four women and two boys came off in an oomiak, and exchanged some boots, pieces of leather, deer's meat, and fish for beads.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
The oomiak, or women’s canoe, is of much larger and clumsier construction, somewhat like a boat.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Instantly the men in the kayaks shot towards it, while the oomiak followed as fast as possible.
From Ungava by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The Esquimaux canoes contain only one person, and are named kaiyacks; but they have a kind of open boat capable of holding six or eight people, which is named oomiak.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
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