long rod forming one of the main supports for a conical hut roof, held at the apex by a ring into which the rest of the rafters fit; (n.k.) dance performed by the neophytes before throwing their lances in the tree ceremony
Related words
mũthece — beak; pointed projecting part of a bird's mouth, sharp end or tip of something,
theci — fork; agricultural tool with pronged metal head, farming implement featuring two
theca — to stab, prick, pierce, transfix; vaccinate, inoculate