oomiak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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)
The bear went past—like one of Arbalik’s arrows—sitting on its haunches, and trying to stop itself in vain, for the wind carried it on like an oomiak with the sail spread.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
It was Arbalik in a kayak, preceding an oomiak propelled by several women.
From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew 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)
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