camp n Cp DAE ~ n e 'one or more buildings ... forming a temporary residence' (1881-). A shelter set up in the woods; tent; in lumbering operations, a bunk-house (P 65-64).
   1870 Can Naturalist v, 158 I had the hearts of three caribou hanging to the 'tilt,' or camp, within four feet of my head. 1888 HOWLEY MS Reminiscences 11 We then carried the two canoes and our camps and reached the outlet of Soulis Pond. Ibid 15 We had much difficulty in procuring sufficient green boughs to just cover the floors of our camps. P 65-64 After a camp has been built there is sometimes a need for extra space. This space is secured by building a lean-to, which is a small camp leaning against a bigger camp. 1979 TIZZARD 361 My bunk was next to Gerald Gidge's and it was built of board and one end fastened to the wall of the camp.

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