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3 definitions found 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl {Esquimaux}. [F.] Same as {Eskimo}. It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also --McClintock. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Esquimau 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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