tupik
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The bed platform in the tupik is now generally made of lumber, which I have furnished, raised on stones, and in pleasant weather the cooking is done outside.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
In anger she fled into her tupik, or tent.
From The Eternal Maiden by Harré, T. Everett
In the summer they live in a tent, which they call a "tupik."
From The Eskimo Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
In heavy winds or heavy summer rains, the old tupik is simply spread over the new one, thus giving a double thickness and protection to the owners.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
A usual practice among the better class of Eskimos is to use the old tupik of the previous summer for a rain or weather-guard to the new tent.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
