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Meanings of esquimau in English

Portuguese
inuit
Catalan
esquimal

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')

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        Usage of esquimau in English
        1
        And that was true, for Nan was dressed like a little Esquimau.
        Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
        2
        One would think he was a Turk, an Esquimau, or a cannibal.
        Penelope's Experiences in Scotland / Being Extracts from the Com...
        3
        As the arrow leaps from the bow the Esquimau sprang forward in pursuit.
        Ungava
        4
        As it rose, the Esquimau threw up his arm and poised the harpoon.
        Ungava
        5
        Next, perhaps, he appeared in Greenland, blubbering with an Esquimau heiress.
        Tales of Aztlan; The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-Ameri...
        6
        I can now eat almost anything an Esquimau can, and almost as much.
        Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
        7
        The natives of the interior are of two races, the Indian and the Esquimau.
        Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled / A Narrative of Winter Trave...
        8
        The snow-bound in their Arctic hulk are glad to see even a wandering Esquimau.
        The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
        9
        He adds: The weather this morning is cold enough for an Esquimau purgatory-terrible.
        Authors and Friends
        10
        He has never seen an Esquimau who lived in one.
        The new yorker
        11
        The Indian is reserved and taciturn, while the Esquimau is candid, frank, and communicative.
        Ungava
        12
        I'll wrap her up in furs like an Esquimau.
        Nature's Serial Story
        13
        This was a fortunate supply to the Esquimau, whose powers of endurance were fast failing.
        Ungava
        14
        In a day or two Christiansen, an Esquimau, died.
        American Merchant Ships and Sailors
        15
        The Esquimau feels intuitively that bear's grease and blubber are the dishes for his table.
        Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
        16
        The distinctive Esquimau kettle (oo-quee'-sik) is made of soapstone and is flat bottomed.
        Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
        Translations for esquimau
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        esquimal
        Esquimau through the time