wickiup
Example Sentences
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Giving up corporation law in New York for a squalid miner's wickiup, Matt Devlin soon stops digging and turns to honest usury instead, buying out the claims of desperate miners.
From Time Magazine Archive
Honorary chairman was none other than Vice President Charles Curtis, whose grandmother was a Kaw and who shows his interest in Indian art by decorating his imposing office with beaded moccasins and a tribal wickiup.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was near sundown when the three women attending her helped her limp with the baby back to her own wickiup.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
"Sit in the wickiup with the pale eyes woman," White Bear told Redbird.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
Afraid to say any more, Redbird hurried past him and lifted the heavy buffalo skin that covered the doorway of the family's wickiup.
From Shaman by Robert Shea
