Eskimo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
     European species ({Numenius phaeopus}), called also {Jack
     curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See
     Illustration in {Appendix}.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Hudsonian} or, {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Eskimo
       n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada
            or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the
            Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh')
            but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn:
            {Esquimau}, {Inuit}]
       2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Esquimau}]