kiack

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of kayak
2. (Canada)Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.

   “Common names for the alewife are gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, or kiack.”

   “Finally, I visited a group of kiack fishermen down in Argyle. This was a new fishery to me. The kiack (also called gaspereau and alewife in other areas) is fished with a dip net out of small brooks in the Tusket River area.”

3. A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.