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a row of tippie tents #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 03, 2011 21:19 pm   a row of tippie tents		  
-What does the term "tippie" mean?
-Thanks in advance.
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a row of tippie tents #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:14 am   a row of tippie tents		  
It could be a variation of 'tippy', which means unbalanced and liable to tip over, but there is also a brand of tent called 'Tipi Tent', and that is a spelling variation of 'tepee' or 'teepee', the kind of shelter used by early Native Americans.
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