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Definition of Oomiak

Oomiak
Oomiac Oo"mi*ac, Oomiak Oo"mi*ak, n. A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.

Meaning of Oomiak from wikipedia

- The umiak, umialak, umiaq, umiac, oomiac, oomiak, ongiuk, or anyak is a type of open skin boat, used by both Yupik and Inuit, and was originally found...
- various roles included Kichijiro in the 1971 film adaptation of Silence, Oomiak "The Fearless One" in The Island at the Top of the World (1974), Akiro the...
- Hyperion, which Captain Brieux invented. Upon reaching the Arctic, they meet Oomiak , a comically cowardly/brave Eskimo friend of Donald's, and trick him into...
- An open Inuit boat [OSPD4] Also spelled umiak, umialak, umiac, oomiac or oomiak waqf A charitable trust in Islamic law [ODE][C][OED] Also written wakf;...
- we looked to them to procure us fresh meat, and they found at our poor Oomiak-soak shelter and protection during their wild bear-hunts, – then we were...
-  467–497. Hoyle 2001, p. 46. Hoyle 2001, p. 48-51. Hoyle 2001, p. 53. "Model oomiak commissioned by Isobel Wylie Hutchison". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved...