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An Eskimo canoe originally made of skins covering a frame.

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  • An Inuit would hunt sea animals from his kayak.
  • No – a sea kayak is a closed one person boat designed specifically for the ocean.
  • It's not surprising that kayaks are such excellent fishing craft-after all, the kayak is the original stalker's boat.
  • In 1980 she qualified to compete in kayak at the Moscow Olympic Games, but the Games were boycotted by Canada.
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  • When the "kayak" (an Eskimo canoe) nearly tipped from the weight of the "kyack" (saddlebags), the ducks quacked.
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