DCHP-2

oomiak [< Esk. umiaq] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• n.

  a skin boat, 30-40 feet long, 4-5 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, having a flat bottom and narrowing at bow and stern, used for carrying freight and passengers and traditionally rowed by Eskimo women.

  See also: luggage-boat  skin boat (def. 1)  woman's boat