See also:

• KAYAK, or CAYAK

KAYAK, or CAYAK  , an See also:

• ESKIMO, ESKIMOS

Eskimo word for a fishing See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat, in See also:

• COMMON

common use from See also:

• GREENLAND (Danish, &c., Gronland)

Greenland to See also:

• ALASKA

Alaska . It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic calque, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early explorers . The boat is made by covering a See also:

• LIGHT

light wooden framework with sealskin . A hole is pierced in the centre of the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

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

water . The See also:

• KAYAK, or CAYAK

kayak is propelled like a See also:

• CANOE (from Carib. candoa, the West Indian name found in use by Columbus; the Fr. canot, boat, and Ger. Kahn, are derived from the Lat. canna, reed, vessel)

canoe by a See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double-bladed See also:

• PADDLE

paddle . The name kayak is properly only applied to the boat used by an Eskimo See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man—that used by a woman is called an umiak .