Did you perchance mean quinze?
Etymologies
- From Slavey (kóézhii, "in the shelter"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Bidding goodnight to Francine, John and I set off in the dark to find both quinzhee and tent.”
“Frontier Travel (020-8776 8709; frontier-travel. co.uk) offers return flights to Quebec via Montreal with Air Canada, and four nights at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac for £675 per person, with a fifth night at Au Pays des Hurons First Nations site from £72 per person, including quinzhee building.”
“I awake feeling physically wrecked but pleased to see that our quinzhee still stands.”
“John is all for sleeping in the quinzhee, but having seen how thin Regent's sleeping bags are, I exert what is left of my parental authority and take up our host's suggestion that we use a nearby tent which he has equipped with a log-burning stove.”
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