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teepee†
[< Siouan ti dwell + pi used for; Assiniboine tipi]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:tepee, tipi
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a conical tent in which poles spread at the ground and joined at the top are covered with buffalo hide (originally), canvas, etc., used primarily by the Plains Indians.
Quotations
1870
One "buck" was found alive afterwards, in his tepee, who had killed two of his squaws with his knife and piled their dead bodies over himself to hide him.
1914
Every teepee had three or four dogs stretched out in the coolest place or prowling around looking for something to chew, or else the chance of a fight.
1949
a tent Built ti pee [Assiniboine]
1963
The traditional buffalo-hide covering of tipis has given way to canvas but there is still much work in making them.