ESQUIMAU
Eskimo, Esquimau
(noun) the language spoken by the Eskimo
Eskimo, Esquimau, Inuit
(noun) a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (âeaters of raw fleshâ) but they call themselves the Inuit (âthe peopleâ)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Es"qui*mau, n.; pl. Esquimaux. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Same as Eskimo. It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. McClintock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; âcrossed the river on improvised bridgesâ; âthe survivors used jury-rigged fishing gearâ; âthe rock served as a makeshift hammerâ
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