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Webster 1913 Edition
Eskimo
Es′ki-mo
,Noun.
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