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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