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malamute
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also malemute, Eskimo dog, 1874, from name of Alaska Eskimo tribe in northwestern Alaska that developed the breed. The native form is malimiut.
Wiktionary
n. A ancient northern breed of dog of the husky type, particularly used as a sled dog.
WordNet
n. breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: malemute, Alaskan malamute]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "malamute".
He had his malamute, Chumble, on a leash, and was walking him on the sidewalk.
North, aye, North, through a land accurst, shunned by the scouring brutes, And all I heard was my own harsh word and the whine of the malamutes, Till at last I came to a cabin squat, built in the side of a hill, And I burst in the door, and there on the floor, frozen to death, lay Bill.
I still should have know Bear, though, especially because Rowdy and Kimi were Kotzebues, the strain of Alaskan malamute that originated at the Chinook Kennels.
Their efforts brought an end to the neglect, abuse, and suffering of more than a hundred Alaskan malamutes, golden retrievers, Norwegian elkhounds, Samoyeds, Siberian huskies, and dogs of numerous other breeds.
The malamutes, since their toes were close together, were all right, but with the huskies the snow had balled and frozen hard, and in biting their paws to release the congested toes they had broken the skin and left raw flesh.
When she pointed to the right, the driver, a pure white Alaskan Malamute, leaned out, barking, Gee!
When peace was finally restored, he frowned down at Jasper, his Alaskan Malamute puppy.