wickiup

or wick·y·up, wik·i·up

[ wik-ee-uhp ]

/ ˈwɪk iˌʌp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wickiup ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats.

Western U.S. any rude hut.

Origin of wickiup

1850–55, Americanism; earlier and still dialectally applied to the bark- or mat-covered wigwams of the Upper Great Lakes Indians <Fox wi·kiya·pi house < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi;cf. wigwam

Words nearby wickiup

wickerwork, wicket, wicketkeeper, wicket maiden, wicking, wickiup, Wickliffe, Wicklow, wickthing, wicopy, wid.

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Example sentences from the Web for wickiup

When the fair weather returned and the snow melted, they left the second wickiup, resuming the ascent of the mighty slopes.
The Great Sioux Trail|Joseph Altsheler
Her skin slick with sweat, Redbird was squatting naked over a pile of blankets in the center of the wickiup.
Shaman|Robert Shea
Sun Woman went to the back of the wickiup and came back with a bundle of long, dark red peppers.
Shaman|Robert Shea
The old Wickiup was decorated till it looked like a buck rigged for a ghost dance.
Held for Orders|Frank H. Spearman

He stepped back and pulled aside the buffalo-fur curtain that covered the door of his wickiup.
Shaman|Robert Shea

British Dictionary definitions for wickiup

wickiup

wikiup or wickyup

/ (ˈwɪkɪˌʌp) /

noun

US and Canadian a crude shelter made of brushwood, mats, or grass and having an oval frame, esp of a kind used by nomadic Indians now in Oklahoma and neighbouring states of the US

Word Origin for wickiup

C19: from Sac, Fox, and Kickapoo wikiyap; compare wigwam

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wickiup
释义	wickiup or wick·y·up, wik·i·up [ wik-ee-uhp ] / ˈwɪk iˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wickiup ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats. Western U.S. any rude hut. Origin of wickiup 1850–55, Americanism; earlier and still dialectally applied to the bark- or mat-covered wigwams of the Upper Great Lakes Indians <Fox wi·kiya·pi house < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kiwa·ʔmi;cf. wigwam Words nearby wickiup wickerwork, wicket, wicketkeeper, wicket maiden, wicking, wickiup, Wickliffe, Wicklow, wickthing, wicopy, wid. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wickiup When the fair weather returned and the snow melted, they left the second wickiup, resuming the ascent of the mighty slopes. The Great Sioux Trail\|Joseph Altsheler Her skin slick with sweat, Redbird was squatting naked over a pile of blankets in the center of the wickiup. Shaman\|Robert Shea Sun Woman went to the back of the wickiup and came back with a bundle of long, dark red peppers. Shaman\|Robert Shea The old Wickiup was decorated till it looked like a buck rigged for a ghost dance. Held for Orders\|Frank H. Spearman He stepped back and pulled aside the buffalo-fur curtain that covered the door of his wickiup. Shaman\|Robert Shea British Dictionary definitions for wickiup wickiup wikiup or wickyup / (ˈwɪkɪˌʌp) / noun US and Canadian a crude shelter made of brushwood, mats, or grass and having an oval frame, esp of a kind used by nomadic Indians now in Oklahoma and neighbouring states of the US Word Origin for wickiup C19: from Sac, Fox, and Kickapoo wikiyap; compare wigwam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wickiup dwelling, shelter, lodge, home, tent, tepee
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wickiup

or wick·y·up, wik·i·up

noun

Origin of wickiup

Words nearby wickiup

Example sentences from the Web for wickiup

British Dictionary definitions for wickiup

wikiup or wickyup

noun

Word Origin for wickiup

Words related to wickiup