komatik

komatik n . . . the leader [of the dog team] will be some twenty-six yards away, which enables the team to clamber over or [-]a[-]round hummocky ice. The driver on these occasions jumps off to help the sleigh over, while, to prevent breaking, the komatik is made of numbers of short wide cross boards...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39427
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Summary:komatik n . . . the leader [of the dog team] will be some twenty-six yards away, which enables the team to clamber over or [-]a[-]round hummocky ice. The driver on these occasions jumps off to help the sleigh over, while, to prevent breaking, the komatik is made of numbers of short wide cross boards lashed by strong tendons across two longitudinal pieces, no nails being used. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 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 Sat 01 Aug 2015