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camp

• 1a n. a temporary shelter, often at a stopping place in the bush.

  See also: half-camp  lean-to (def. 2)  

• 1b n. a small and wretched dwelling; hut.

• 1c n. N.B. See 1832 quote.

  See also: shanty ((n.)) (def. 1b)  

• 2 n. Rare a domed structure of mud, sticks, stones, etc. built as a rule in a beaver pond behind the dam and used as a den by a family of beavers.

  See also: beaver lodge  

• 3 † n. a summer cottage.

• 4 n. Obs. the place in a sugar bush where sugaring-off (def. 1) takes place, including the building and equipment.

  See also: camp-house  sugar-camp  sugaring-off (def. 1)  

• 5 n. the tents, buildings and general working area of a community (often temporary) of miners, fishermen, etc. in remote areas.

  See also: campsite (def. 3)