The Collaborative International Dictionary
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
Wikipedia
Eskimo dog might refer to:
- A dog owned by a person of Eskimo (Yupik, Inuit or Aleut) ancestry
- Any Arctic sled dog type, long haired dogs used for pulling sleds
- Canadian Eskimo Dog, a selectively bred dog breed registered with the Canadian Kennel Club
- American Eskimo Dog, a breed of companion dog originating in Germany
- Greenland Dog, also known as Esquimaux Dog
Usage examples of "eskimo dog".
And then Wapi would whine, and perhaps the whine would bring him the blow of a club, or the lash of a whip, or an Eskimo threat, or the menace of an Eskimo dog's snarl.
Only the sturdy Eskimo dog held to his even gait, and behind him in the frail travois leaned forward the little Matohinshda, nude save a breech clout, his left hand holding fast the convenient tail of his dog, the right grasping firmly one of the poles of the travois.