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wigwam (iou)



wigwam noun. E17.
[Ojibwa wigwaum, wigiwam var. of Algonquian weekuwom, wikiwam lit. 'their house'.]
A chiefly dome-shaped or oval hut characteristic of the N. American Indians about the Great Lakes and eastward, consisting of bark, matting, or hides stretched over a framework of poles (cf. TEPEE); a similar structure among other peoples. E17.
Any house or dwelling (joc.); US slang a large building (formerly often a temporary structure) for political gatherings. E19.
A pyramidal framework of poles etc., spec. one used to support beans, sweet peas, etc. L20.
J. Hegley Seeing a wigwam of planks / being burned.