komatik

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; eskimo*; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39221

komatik n This slide has almost gone out of use now. It was used occasionally by the children and teenagers for riding (about 1945-50 as I can recall). But its greatest use was in hauling food and drygoods from [-] anot[-] a store in the community or from another community. A team of of dogs pulled the slide while a man guided or steered it by using the "harns". (over) [reverse] "harns" rungs - pronounced "rongs" [image] rope < --- 7 ft --- > DNE-cit JH 8/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 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 Mon 03 Aug 2015; This is the reverse of k_13498; Stamped but not used