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单词 wickiup
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Definition of wickiup in English:

wickiup

nounˈwɪkɪʌpˈwɪkiˌəp
  • A hut consisting of an oval frame covered with brushwood or grass, formerly used by nomadic peoples in the western and south-western US.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was some line about, ‘I'll take you to my wickiup,’ or something.
    • Then another full day to set up the tepee and the wickiup.
    • Some programs recommend building a wickiup from twigs or digging an emergency snow cave, ‘just like a marmot.’
    • Nothing had felt this good since he had slept in Awi's wickiup, with the Dakota snow outside and the smell of cinnamon and long grass in his nose.

Origin

Algonquian.

 
 

Definition of wickiup in US English:

wickiup

nounˈwikēˌəpˈwɪkiˌəp
  • A hut consisting of an oval frame covered with brushwood or grass, formerly used by nomadic peoples in the western and southwestern US.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nothing had felt this good since he had slept in Awi's wickiup, with the Dakota snow outside and the smell of cinnamon and long grass in his nose.
    • Some programs recommend building a wickiup from twigs or digging an emergency snow cave, ‘just like a marmot.’
    • There was some line about, ‘I'll take you to my wickiup,’ or something.
    • Then another full day to set up the tepee and the wickiup.

Origin

Algonquian.

 
 
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