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Definition of Kyaks
1. kyak [n] - See also: kyak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kyaks
Literary usage of Kyaks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alaska and Its Resources by William Healey Dall (1897)
"—Tribes, physique, games, kyaks. — Disposition, morality, marriages, and infanticide.
— Treatment of the women, and work allotted to the sexes. ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"Esquimaux and sleigh, Fort Churchill; (12) Running with dogs; (13) Building
kyaks; (14) Drying musk-ox robes, Fort Churchill; (15) Feeding dogs at Oxford ..."
3. The Eskimo Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins (1914)
"Then all the men in the village would rush for their kyaks and set out after the
walrus. The men were brave and enjoyed the dangerous sport, but the women ..."
4. Adventures in Alaska by Samuel Hall Young (1919)
"He had two catamarans, made by lashing two kyaks together with firm cross pieces.
... They made frantic efforts to paddle their kyaks to the nearest berg, ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1901)
"They surrounded us in their kyaks and umiaks and regarded us with the most
unaffected friendship, both the men and women shrieking and cheering with delight ..."
6. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1897)
"It will be remembered that on March 14, 1895, Nansen and Johansen, with 3 sledges,
2 kyaks, 1340 pounds of dead weight and ->8 Siberian dogs to draw it, ..."
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