DCHP-1 Online
kikili (hole) kekeele 
n. a large semisubterranean winter dwelling formerly used by certain Indian tribes, a typical example being 10-12 feet deep and 25-40 feet in diameter, covered with split logs and a layer of mud, and accommodating 12-15 persons.
See also: keekwil(l)ie (house)
- 1958 Close examination of this old village before it was destroyed revealed numerous winter houses "Ke-ke-e-le."
- 1963 In the old days . . . they [Chilcotin Indians] lived underground in community dwellings called kikiliholes--a type of which has been in use in quite recent times among their relatives the Carriers.
- 1958 Close examination of this old village before it was destroyed revealed numerous winter houses "Ke-ke-e-le."