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KAYAK, or CAYAK

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 703 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JUN-KHA
KAYAK, or CAYAK , an Eskimo word for a fishing
boat
 , in common use from Greenland to
Alaska
 . It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic calque, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by
early
  explorers. The
boat
  is made by covering a
light
  wooden framework with sealskin. A hole is pierced in the centre of the top of the boat, and the kayaker (also dressed in sealskin) laces himself up securely when seated to prevent the entrance of
water
 . The kayak is propelled like a
canoe
  by a
double
 -bladed
paddle
 . The name kayak is properly only applied to the boat used by an Eskimo manthat used by a woman is called an umiak.


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