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KAYAK, or CAYAK

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 703 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KAYAK, or CAYAK , an See also:Eskimo word for a fishing See also:boat, in See also:common use from See also:Greenland to See also:Alaska. It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic calque, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by See also:early explorers. The boat is made by covering a See also:light wooden framework with sealskin. A hole is pierced in the centre of the See also:top of the boat, and the kayaker (also dressed in sealskin) laces himself up securely when seated to prevent the entrance of See also:water. The kayak is propelled like a See also:canoe by a See also:double-bladed See also:paddle. The name kayak is properly only applied to the boat used by an Eskimo See also:man—that used by a woman is called an umiak.

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