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Eskimo canoe
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a light sealskin boat completely decked except for a cockpit to accommodate the hunter, who propels the craft with a double-bladed paddle. See picture at kayak1.
See: kayak ((1))
Quotations
1749
Both these Kind of Canoes, the Eskemaux Canoes and those of these Indians were in Use amongst the Antients.
1857
The Esquimaux canoes are well worthy of notice, being proofs alike of the ingenuity and neat workmanship of the builders.