单词 | kudlik |
释义 | kudlikn. Canadian. Now chiefly historical. A soapstone oil lamp of a type traditionally used for light and heat by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic. ΚΠ 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xi. 114 The kotluk of each matron was glowing with a flame sixteen inches long. 1930 Geogr. Jrnl. 75 439 With plenty of blubber for the stone lamps, or kudliks, it [sc. the camp] was rendered quite comfortable, despite some 70° of frost. 1971 D. Eber Pitseolak 38 The igloo would last all winter but often it would melt and drip inside from the heat of the kudlik. 2001 IAQ Fall 47/4 Qaggiq's opening ceremonies featured the lighting of the qudlik. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856 |
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