varr. OOMIAK (Eskimo boat).
1769, 1819. [see OOMIAK].
1863. A. Young, Naut. Dict. (ed. 2), 431. In Greenland, the umyak is the boat worked exclusively by the women, as the kayak is by the men.
1884. Good Words, Feb., 96/1. We quitted the whale-boat … and took a small umiak, on account of weight.
1900. Scribner’s Mag., Sept., 294/2. Well-made models of kayaks and umiaks.
