wickiup
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Wickiup — Wick i*up Wickyup Wick y*up, n. Vars of {Wikiup}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wickiup — ☆ 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,… … English World dictionary
wickiup — /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… … Universalium
Wickiup Reservoir — Sp Vikiapo tvenkinỹs Ap Wickiup Reservoir L Dišiutso u., JAV (Oregonas) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
wickiup — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wickiup — n. American Indian shelter that has a roof made of a framework of poles covered by brush or matting … English contemporary dictionary
wickiup — (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 … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
wickiup — [ wɪkɪʌp] noun an American Indian hut consisting of an oval frame covered with brushwood or grass. Origin from Algonquian … English new terms dictionary
wickiup — wick·i·up … English syllables
wickiup — wick•i•up or wick•y•up or wikiup [[t]ˈwɪk iˌʌp[/t]] n. ant (in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats • Etymology: 1850–55, amer.; earlier applied to the wigwam of the Upper Great Lakes Indians <… … From formal English to slang
