caiquel (kaek)

[=Sp. caique = Pg.cahique = It. caicco, Caique. long narrow boat used on the Bosporus. It is pointed at each end, and is usually propelled by oars, from 2 to 16 in number. The prow of the caique is turned acro the stream, the sail is set, and we glide rapidly and noisele ly over the Bosphorus and into the Golden Horn. B. Taylor , Lands of the Saracen, p. 322. 2. A Levantine ve el of larger size. Also spelled caic.