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单词 Ookpik
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Ookpik

/ˈuːkpɪk/
Canadian
noun
A type of small doll resembling an arctic owl, adopted as a distinctively Canadian symbol or souvenir.
  • The doll was first created in 1963 at the Fort Chimo (now Kuujjuaq) Inuit co-operative in Nunavik, Quebec. Usually made of sealskin, it was originally used to promote Canadian handicrafts, and is now mass-produced..

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Calgary Herald. From Western Canadian Inuit (and earlier or dialectal Eastern Canadian Inuit) ukpik snowy owl.

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