DCHP-3

Sikusi

[< Esk.; cf. sikku ice]
Trademark
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

See quote.

See: Ookpik,snowsnake (def. 2)

Quotations

1965
The newcomer, Sikusi, (pronounced see-koo-see) is described as an iceworm. He, she or it is about 18 inches long, has horns and a long lolling tongue, and generally looks like a shaggy bottle-brush. Sikusi was created by a group of Eskimo women at Tuktoyaktuk, a community at the mouth of the Mackenzie River. Like Ookpik, the design will be registered and manufacturers will pay a royalty for its use.