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wickiup

/wik-ee-uhp/US // ˈwɪk iˌʌp //UK // (ˈwɪkɪˌʌp) //

巫术,巫师,巫婆,巫山

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats.
    • : Western U.S. any rude hut.

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Examples

  • If the wickiup is large enough, and the vegetation covering the roof is wet or green material, it may be safe enough to build a tiny fire inside this type of shelter.

  • When Redbird and White Bear returned to their wickiup, the crescent moon had reached the high point of its trail across the sky.

  • When he reached his wickiup he called Redbird out, and they walked through the camp together.

  • They left the wickiup and she walked through the camp with her eyes on the ground, too frightened, he supposed, to look about her.

  • That night Redbird curled up on her solitary pallet of blankets laid over a mat of reeds on one side of the wickiup.

  • Delgadito turned and entered his wickiup to indicate that Geronimo was dismissed.