"quiggly hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quiggly holes [plural]
Etymology: Chinook Jargon keekwillie (“under”) + hole Etymology templates: {{der|en|chn|keekwillie|t=under}} Chinook Jargon keekwillie (“under”), {{m|en|hole}} hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} quiggly hole (plural quiggly holes)
  1. The remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest. Wikipedia link: quiggly hole Synonyms: kekuli, pithouse, quiggly
    Sense id: en-quiggly_hole-en-noun-3T0yKNNh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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