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▪ I. kyack U.S.|ˈkaɪæk|
[Orig. unknown.]
‘A form of packsack consisting of two hollow containers swung on either side of a packsaddle’ (Dict. Americanisms).
1901Sunset Mar. 138/1 Our camp now lay in perfect chaos—blankets, kyacks, saddle-bags, and cooking utensils in a jumble. 1904Outing (U.S.) Oct. 98/2 Exactly the same bitter partisanship obtains in the choice of saddle, in the choice of alforjas or kyacks. 1944R. F. Adams Western Words (1945) 88/2 Kyacks might be described as hollow containers, one on each side of the horse, each of sufficient capacity to hold the equal of two five-gallon oil cans placed side by side. 1948Sierra Club Bull. (San Francisco) Dec. 2/2 Stock that..don't mind getting wet up to the kyacks at a stream crossing.
▪ II. kyack
var. kayak2. |