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TOPEK
Noun
topek (plural topeks)
An Eskimo house made of material other than snow, especially one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of seal or walrus skins. In Alaska it is often partially underground.
Source: Wiktionary
To"pek, n. [Eskimo tupek.]
Definition: An ESkimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skins of the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially underground and covered with timber and turf. Topeks are also used by Indians of the lower Yukon region.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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