chickee
Americannoun
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Also chikee (among the Seminole Indians) an open-sided structure, usually thatched with palms and serving as a dwelling.
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a similar structure, used to provide shelter from the sun, as at a beach.
Etymology
Origin of chickee
From the Mikasuki word čikî˙ “dwelling”
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But sweeping all other sounds from mind, he heard also another musical voice calling "Chick! chick! chickee, chickee!" and caught a glimpse of fowls hurrying from every direction toward the back yard.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
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