rampike

ram·pike

R0034300 (răm′pīk′)n. A standing dead tree or tree stump, especially one killed by fire.
[Origin unknown.]

rampike

(ˈræmpaɪk) nUS a dead tree that remains standing

ram•pike

(ˈræmˌpaɪk)

n. Chiefly Canadian. the upright, skeletal remains of a tree killed by fire. [1830–40; orig. uncertain]