Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Esquimau"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Esquimau
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:
{Eskimo}, {Esquimau}, {Inuit}]
2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Eskimo}, {Esquimau}]
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