ESKIMO, ESQUIMAU
\ˈɛskɪmˌə͡ʊ], \ˈɛskɪmˌəʊ], \ˈɛ_s_k_ɪ_m_ˌəʊ]\
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(pl. ESKIMOS, ESQUIMAUX), One of a tribe inhabiting the northern parts of North America and Greenland: the Eskimos are the most considerable remnant in northern regions of that numerous prehistoric race of fishers and hunters who once clung to the coasts and shores of Europe till they were pushed into the holes and corners, and to the very verge of the great continents-by the successive bands of the Aryan migrations: they once existed in England, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Spain, in all of which they have left their traces in interments, implements, and kitchen middens.
By Daniel Lyons
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