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outcamp

• 1 n. Esp. North a temporary shelter such as might be used by a trapper out tending his line.

  See also: outcabin  

  • 1948  I had a little rice and bacon in one of my out-camps.
  • 1952  As we were on our way to the outcamp of another trapper . . . he said a wolverine had been stealing from a cache of meat.

• 2 n. a fishing or hunting camp far back in the bush.

  • 1963  [Tourist Folder] Fly-out trips to the Shabogamo River . . . where out camps are located, cost an addition $155.00 per person. . . .