WIKIUP

wickiup, wikiup

(noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

wikiup (plural wikiups)

Alternative spelling of wickiup

Source: Wiktionary


Wik"i*up`, n. [Of North American Indian origin; cf. Dakota wakeya, wokeya.]

Definition: The hut used by the nomadic Indian tribes of the arid regions of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass or brushwood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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