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ram⋅pike

  [ram-pahyk]
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–noun Chiefly Canadian.
a dead tree, esp. the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.
Also called ram⋅pick  [ram-pik] , ram⋅pole  [ram-pohl] .

Origin:
1585–95; orig. uncert.
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ram·pike   (rām'pīk')   
n.  A standing dead tree or tree stump, especially one killed by fire.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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