Thesaurus: topek
An ESkimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skins of the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially underground and covered with timber an…
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- An ESkimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skins of the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially underground and covered with timber and turf. Topeks are also used by Indians of the lower Yukon region.
- An ESkimo house made of material other than snow, esp. onehaving walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of skinsof the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially undergroundand covered with timber and turf. Topeks are also used by Indians ofthe lower Yukon region.