Ulo- The half-moon shaped woman's knife.

Kayak- An Inuit or Eskimo boat consisting of a light wooden frame covered with watertight skins except for a single or double opening in the center, and propelled by a double-bladed paddle.

i-noGo tied- House of the spirits.

Sheath- a case for a blade, as of a sword.

Gussak- Foriegner (white face).

Halo- A circular band of coloured light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles suspened in the intervening atmosphere.

Ambrosia- Something with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.

Carrion- Dead and decaying flesh.

Torso- The human body excluding the head and limbs; truck.

Swath- The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.

Shaman- A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sourcery for purpose of healing, divination, and control over natural events.

Quonset- A trademark used for a prefabricated portable hut having a semicircular roof of corrugated metal that curves down to form walls. This trademark often occurs in attributive contents in print.

Mammals- Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, including humans, characterised by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

Knoll- A small rounded hill or mound; a hillock.

Harpoon- A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

Cauldron- A large vessel, such as a kettle or vat, used for boiling

Snare- A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.

Bounty- Liberality in giving.

Artifacts- An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.

Roost- A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.

Rodents - Any of various mammals of the order Rodentia, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or beaver, characterized by large incisors adapt for gnawing or nibbling.

Constellation-`A gathering or an assemblage, especially of prominent persons or things.

Amber- A hard transclusent yellow, orange, or brownish yellow fossil resin, used for making jewelry and other ornamental objects.

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