rampike

[ ram-pahyk ]

/ ˈræmˌpaɪk /

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noun Chiefly Canadian.

a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.

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Also called ram·pick

[ram-pik], /ˈræmˌpɪk/, ram·pole

[ram-pohl]. /ˈræmˌpoʊl/.

Origin of rampike

First recorded in 1585–95; origin unknown

Words nearby rampike

rampart, rampasture, ramp down, Ramphal, Ramphele, rampike, rampion, ramp-up, Rampur, ram raid, ramrod

How to use rampike in a sentence

The hollow was thick with young spruce and white birch, clustered about a single tall and massive rampike.
The Backwoodsmen|Charles G. D. Roberts
She could see, in a broken fashion, to the very foot of the rampike, across which lay a huge fallen trunk.
The Backwoodsmen|Charles G. D. Roberts
And she found the small-headed swift-footed stag scratching himself against a bare oak rampike.
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde
From the cape of rock towered a bleak, storm-whitened rampike, which had been a pine tree before the lightning smote it.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood|Charles G. D. Roberts

As for the meat, Rampike and Steve could help him bring that in, later on.
Gold, Gold, in Cariboo!|Clive Phillipps-Wolley