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单词 ookpik
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Ookpikn.

Brit. /ˈuːkpɪk/, U.S. /ˈukˌpɪk/, Canadian English /ˈuːkˌpɪk/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Western Canadian Inuit. Etymon: Western Canadian Inuit ukpik.
Etymology: < Western Canadian Inuit (and earlier or dialectal Eastern Canadian Inuit) ukpik snowy owl.
Canadian.
A type of small doll resembling an arctic owl, adopted as a distinctively Canadian symbol or souvenir.The doll was first created in 1963 at the Fort Chimo (now Kuujjuaq) Inuit co-operative in Nunavik, Quebec. Usually made of sealskin, it was originally used to promote Canadian handicrafts, and is now mass-produced.
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1964 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 17 Jan. 1/2 Ookpik..was originally ‘invented’ by an unnamed Eskimo at Fort Chimo eight months ago, and northern affairs include him in their handicraft catalogue.
1966 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 22 Jan. 14/3 We plan to use Ookpik, a distinctively Canadian symbol, and hope the idea may catch on nationally.
1992 Toronto Star 19 Apr. c1/1 He's about as out-of-place as you can get, sort of like an Ookpik in a sauna.
2002 Montreal Gaz. (Nexis) 15 July 13 Souvenir of Canada is..an eccentric aide memoire for our collective knowledge of Ookpiks, poutine, vinegar, stubby beer bottles and table-top hockey games.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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