komatik

American  

[koh-mat-ik] / koʊˈmæt ɪk /

noun

1. a sled made by binding crossbars to wooden runners with rawhide, invented and first used by the Inuit of northern Canada.

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komatik British  

/ ˈkəʊmætɪk /

noun

1. a sledge having wooden runners and crossbars bound with rawhide, used by the Inuit and other related peoples

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Etymology

Origin of komatik

First recorded in 1815–25, komatik is from the Inuit word qamutik

Example Sentences

A light rifle should always be lashed on the komatik, as a rabbit, a partridge, or a deer gives often a light to the eyes with the fresh proteids they afford, like Jonathan's wild honey.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Since I have enjoyed the luxury of a driver, or a "carter" as we call them, my cunning in wriggling a komatik at full speed down steep mountain-sides through trees has somewhat waned.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Dog food must be distributed along the komatik trail in summer—though the people will make great sacrifices to feed "the Doctor's team."

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

"Bill goes home t' Kenemish with daylight, an' your father takes me t' th' post wi' dogs an' komatik, your mother goin' along, an' I gets home th' evenin'."

From The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob by Wallace, Dillon

Toby and Charley brought the komatik box into the cabin that Mrs. Twig might pack it for them.

From Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North by Wallace, Dillon