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Definition of Oomiaks
1. oomiak [n] - See also: oomiak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oomiaks
Literary usage of Oomiaks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alaska by Edward Henry Harriman, Clinton Hart Merriam (1901)
"They ESKIMOS ALONGSIDE SHIP IN ' oomiaks' OR SKIN BOATS. had all manner of furs,
garments, baskets, ornaments and curios for sale or for barter. ..."
2. The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, of H. M. S. Hecla, During the by George Francis Lyon (1824)
"In the largest of the oomiaks I counted twenty-one persons. It is quite out of
my power to describe the shouts, yells, and laughter of the savages, ..."
3. The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon, of H.M.S. Hecla, During the Recent by George Francis Lyon (1825)
"In less than an hour we had thirty canoes round us, and five of the women's large
boats, or " oomiaks :" all exactly agreeing with the description which ..."
4. Alaska and Its Resources by William Healey Dall (1897)
"Their oomiaks are of the ordinary description, but are provided with flaps, which
are usually rolled up outside of the gunwale. In stormy weather these are ..."
5. Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America: Effected by the by Thomas Simpson, Alexander Simpson (1843)
"Confidence being now fully established, I told them that I required one of their
oomiaks, or large family canoes, to take us two or three days' journey—or ..."
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