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Example sentences for "kyacks"

Lexicographically close words:
kvass; kvin; kwacha; kwanza; kyack; kyak; kyaks; kyamuni; kyar; kyard
  1. He rode in majestically, swaying about on his big mule; and behind him followed his pack-mule, weighed down with two kyacks of ore, and Good Luck was tied on the pack.

  2. Why, sure," answered Wunpost, deftly easing off his kyacks and lowering the load to the ground.

  3. The combination will clamp the kyacks as firmly as anything can.

  4. The corners of the kyacks will accommodate them; and once in a blue moon a single item of luxury chirks you up wonderfully and gives you quite a new outlook on life.

  5. But in addition it will be desirable to understand other hitches adapted to different exigencies of bulky top packs, knobby kyacks and the like.

  6. When you are quite sure the kyacks weigh alike, get your companion to hang one on the pack saddle, at the same time you hook the straps of the other.

  7. This is a valuable hitch when the kyacks are heavy or knobby, because the last pull lifts them away from the horse's sides.

  8. The strap connecting the kyacks is then buckled.

  9. Both the space of the kyacks and the carrying power of your horse are better utilized in other directions.

  10. Such kyacks will give you good service and last you a long time.

  11. The loops of the kyacks are to be hung over the horn and this spike.

  12. Pass the pack rope around the kyacks on one side, and over itself.

  13. If you were to engage in packing as a business, wherein probably you would be called on to handle packages of all shapes and sizes, however, you would be compelled to discard your kyacks in favor of a sling made of rope.

  14. To the average wilderness traveler the possession of a pack saddle and canvas kyacks simplifies the problem considerably.

  15. These various things were all stowed away in the kyacks or alforjas which hung on either side.

  16. You can hang the loops of the kyacks or alforjas--the sacks slung on either side the horse--from the pommel and this iron spike.

  17. The kyacks or alforjas just mentioned are made either of heavy canvas, or of rawhide shaped square and dried over boxes.

  18. Ease of packing was secured by slipping into each of the food kyacks a case such as those in which a pair of five gallon coal oil cans come.

  19. Frequently the traveler is not provided with either kyacks or alforjas, and it becomes necessary to pack the load without the convenience of these receptacles.

  20. Attached to each end of the kyacks and alforjas is a leathern loop or sling strap.

  21. By means of these loops kyacks and alforjas are hung to the saddle, one loop fitting over the forward, the other over the rear cruz, or fork.

  22. When packing the kyacks or alforjas particular care should be taken to have the pair for each horse evenly balanced as to weight.

  23. The kyacks should be so adjusted as to hang evenly one with the other.

  24. Otherwise the kyacks or alforjas will be liable with constant chafing when the horse is in motion to cause sores.

  25. If kyacks or alforjas are used the large water-proofed canvas duffle bags and food bags will not be required.

  26. When they can be obtained, kyacks of indestructible fiber stand first for preference.

  27. Silently he rode away, the empty kyacks clattering as the pack-horses trotted unwillingly behind him.

  28. In the dusk he saw that the room was empty save for a tarpaulin and a pair of rawhide kyacks such as the herders use.

  29. With evident meekness the tall one entered the house and gazed with disconsolate eyes at the piled kyacks of provisions, the tarpaulins and sheepskins.

  30. Examining the kyacks he found that they contained flour, beans, salt, sugar, and coffee.

  31. By unpacking the stuff from the box in which they were shipped Gibson managed to get everything in the two kyacks carried by the mule while upon the horse he packed a load of provisions for the camp.

  32. Leading him to the cabin the women quickly loosened the diamond hitch, took off the canvas pack cover and piled the kyacks upon the porch after which he was placed in a vacant stall in the stable and fed.

  33. Stanley started for the two kyacks lying in the corner.

  34. The kyacks which swung heavy on the strongest two mules might hold salt or lead or gold.

  35. The kyacks were lined up and the mantas spread over them, the animals led away for feed and water.


  36. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "kyacks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.