Topek

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Topek \To"pek\, n. [Eskimo tupek.]
     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.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]