wickiup

  • 1Wickiup — Wick i*up Wickyup Wick y*up, n. Vars of {Wikiup}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 2wickiup — ☆ wickiup [wik′ē up΄ ] n. [< Fox wiikiyaapi, house: orig. referred to houses of the style of Algonquian peoples of the Great Lakes region; akin to WIGWAM] 1. a small, temporary dwelling or shelter of grass, brush, etc. over a frame,… …

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  • 3wickiup — /wik ee up /, n. 1. (in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats. 2. Western U.S. any rude hut. Also, wickyup, wikiup. [1850 55, Amer.; earlier and still dialectally applied to the bark or mat covered… …

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  • 4Wickiup Reservoir — Sp Vikiapo tvenkinỹs Ap Wickiup Reservoir L Dišiutso u., JAV (Oregonas) …

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  • 5wickiup — noun Etymology: Fox (Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians) wi•kiya•pi house Date: 1843 a hut used by the nomadic Indians of the arid regions of the western and southwestern United States with a usually oval base and a rough… …

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  • 6wickiup — noun /ˈwɪkɪʌp/ a domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi nomadic Native American tribes …

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  • 7wickiup — n. American Indian shelter that has a roof made of a framework of poles covered by brush or matting …

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  • 8wickiup —    (WIK ee up) [Fox: house] Among the nomadic Native American tribes in the western and southwestern United States, a loosely constructed hut made of brushwood or similar material. By extension, any rude hut.    See also wigwam …

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  • 9wickiup — [ wɪkɪʌp] noun an American Indian hut consisting of an oval frame covered with brushwood or grass. Origin from Algonquian …

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  • 10wickiup — wick·i·up …

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