cometek

komatik n Their cometik is a sled about ten feet long and two and a half wide, with low, broad, pointed runners, rising in front, and having shoes made of jaw-bones of a whale; the floor consists of narrow cross-pieces/ fastened to the top of the runners with rawhide thongs. For long journeys a &quo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1980
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38829
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38829 2023-12-31T10:06:30+01:00 cometek 1980/11/18 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38829 eng eng K 1885 Harper's lxxi, 658-9 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13457 K_13457_komatik n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38829 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1980 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z komatik n Their cometik is a sled about ten feet long and two and a half wide, with low, broad, pointed runners, rising in front, and having shoes made of jaw-bones of a whale; the floor consists of narrow cross-pieces/ fastened to the top of the runners with rawhide thongs. For long journeys a "coach box" is lashed to the cometek;, in this two passengers may sit facing each other and enjoy the protection of furs. We have (1887-) NOV 18 1980 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used koamatic, komatic, comatic, comatick, commeteck, kamutik, kometik, ESKIMO SLED, komatik-box, COACH BOX, komatik-dog, ESKIMO DOG, QAMUTIK, ~ box, ~ side Checked by Raji Sreeni on Sat 01 Aug 2015 Manuscript eskimo* Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
op_collection_id ftmemorialunivdc
language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
cometek
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description komatik n Their cometik is a sled about ten feet long and two and a half wide, with low, broad, pointed runners, rising in front, and having shoes made of jaw-bones of a whale; the floor consists of narrow cross-pieces/ fastened to the top of the runners with rawhide thongs. For long journeys a "coach box" is lashed to the cometek;, in this two passengers may sit facing each other and enjoy the protection of furs. We have (1887-) NOV 18 1980 Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used koamatic, komatic, comatic, comatick, commeteck, kamutik, kometik, ESKIMO SLED, komatik-box, COACH BOX, komatik-dog, ESKIMO DOG, QAMUTIK, ~ box, ~ side Checked by Raji Sreeni on Sat 01 Aug 2015
format Manuscript
title cometek
title_short cometek
title_full cometek
title_fullStr cometek
title_full_unstemmed cometek
title_sort cometek
publishDate 1980
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38829
genre eskimo*
Newfoundland
genre_facet eskimo*
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation K
1885 Harper's lxxi, 658-9
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13457
K_13457_komatik n
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