kamik

[ kah-mik ]

/ ˈkɑ mɪk /

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noun Canadian chiefly Eastern Arctic.

a mukluk made of sealskin.

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Origin of kamik

Borrowed into English from Inuit around 1860–65

Words nearby kamik

Kamerlingh Onnes, Kamerun, Kamet, kami, Kamianske, kamik, kamikaze, Kamilaroi, Kamina, Kamloops, Kamloops trout

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How to use kamik in a sentence

The boots, called kamik, are of sealskin, bleached to a spotless cream color.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for kamik

kamik

/ (ˈkɑːmɪk) /

noun

Canadian a traditional Inuit boot made of caribou hide or sealskin

Word Origin for kamik

from Inuktitut

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