资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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