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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo["o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in {Appendix}. {Hudsonian} or {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh.] (Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.] {Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed. Eskimo dog From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Eskimo n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (N Canada or Greenland or Alaska or E Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn: {Eskimo}, {Esquimau}, {Inuit}] 2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Eskimo}, {Esquimau}]
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