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pulk

(po͝olk)
n.
A small sled used to carry equipment or small children and designed to be pulled by a cross-country skier or snowshoer.

[Norwegian pulk, from Sami bulke.]
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pulk

(pʌlk)
n
(General Engineering) a sledge that is pulled by dogs while a person skis behind to steer and brake
[C19: from Finnish pulkka, from Sami pulkke]
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My friends and I love the Northern Sled Works "Siglin Pulk." It'll glide over every kind of terrain presenting itself in the backcountry ...
April 5, 2018: Tyler James Booth, Ryan Bridges, Sarah Brihan, Harrison Brooks, Michael Byrne, Chelsea Dahmer, Erica Davidson, Gerry Denardi, Theresa Johnson, Christopher Ladd, Katerina Mazzacane, Cameron Noel, Kenneth Pulk, Erik Rosati, Michael Theriault.
IT'S been an exciting week as my sledge (or pulk) finally arrived at my home.
Other requirements, USAF sources explained to Armada, stipulate that the skis must be able to carry a 100kg (220lb) commando with up to 100lb (45.5kg) of equipment to glide across the surface of the snow, with enough traction to allow an operator to pull a 'pulk' or sled.
Minnesota--Sadie Pulk, MA, REHS, Process Analyst, Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN.
13), suuvarna pulk 'Verbindungspflock an Turkrampe, an Radnarbe, zwischen zwei Radfelgen oder an Dachsparren' (Wied.: varn; EKMS I 1258 Kinnitusvahendid), 'Pflock, der an einem Bauernkarren zwei Radfelgen verbindet' (Wied.: varn; EKMS III 529: Ratas; mit suuvarnapulk wurden aber die Radfelgen eines Wagens miteinander verbunden, um das Rad zu verstarken (Viires 1980 : 123, Foto 59), 'irgendein Pflock an der Schlittendeichsel' (EKMS III 547 Regi) und vikati varn 'Handgriff am Sensenstiel': sur' v[arn] = kark fur die linke, vahe v[arn] fur die rechte Hand (Wied.: varn; EKMS IV 531 Vikat).
Parker, a sophomore at Yale University will be packing his pulk (the sledge he will use to take all of his expedition kit).

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