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quin-zhee

quin-zhee is the alternative spelling of quinzhee.

Meaning of quinzhee

Noun

quinzhee (plural quinzhees)

  1. (Canada) A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
    • Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young.1990 February 1, Sue Lebrecht, “You need patience building snow fort”, in Toronto Star, page A23

Forms of quin-zhee

pluralquin-zhees

Questions about quin-zhee

What is quin-zhee the alternative spelling of?
Quin-zhee is the alternative spelling of quinzhee.

Words near quin-zhee in the dictionary

  1. Quimperware
  2. quimps
  3. quims
  4. quin
  5. quin-
  6. quin-zhee
  7. quin-zhees
  8. quina
  9. quinabactin
  10. Quinabigan
  11. quinacainol

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