DCHP-2
keekwil(l)ie hole DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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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)
- 1950 Keekwilie holes . . . very old Indian dwellings . . . distinguished by the semi-subterranean portion of the conically-shaped houses.
- 1965 [When] settlers first arrived in what is now British Columbia they found the native tribes addicted to steam baths, which they prepared with heated rocks in a "keekwillie hole," after the fashion of the Finnish sauna.
- 1950 Keekwilie holes . . . very old Indian dwellings . . . distinguished by the semi-subterranean portion of the conically-shaped houses.