tupik
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tupik
from Inuktitut tupiq
Example Sentences
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A usual practice among the better class of Eskimos is to use the old tupik of the previous summer for a rain or weather-guard to the new tent.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
In heavy winds or heavy summer rains, the old tupik is simply spread over the new one, thus giving a double thickness and protection to the owners.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
In the summer they live in a tent, which they call a "tupik."
From The Eskimo Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch
The tupik is made of sealskins, with the hair on the inside.
From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
In anger she fled into her tupik, or tent.
From The Eternal Maiden by Harré, T. Everett
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