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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Kayak

/kī'-ăk/ · Kay·ak · IPA /ˈkaɪˌæk/
01 n. A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-b…
  1. 1.
    A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.(Naut.)