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

Her doeskin shirt and skirt kept the rain off her body, but her hair was soaked and her face was streaming by the time she got back to the wickiup.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert

He filled and lit it with a twig from the fire in his wickiup and smoked thoughtfully for a while before speaking.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert

She only wanted to see Gray Cloud brought safely to the shaman's wickiup.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert