outcamp

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — Esp. North

a temporary shelter such as might be used by a trapper out tending his line.

Quotations

1948

I had a little rice and bacon in one of my out-camps.

1952

As we were on our way to the outcamp of another trapper . . . he said a wolverine had been stealing from a cache of meat.

2n.

a fishing or hunting camp far back in the bush.

1963

[Tourist Folder] Fly-out trips to the Shabogamo River . . . where out camps are located, cost an addition $155.00 per person. . . .