Eskimo dog

American  

[es-kuh-moh dawg, dog] / ˈɛs kəˌmoʊ ˌdɔg, ˌdɒg /

noun

1. Also Canadian Eskimo dog one of a breed of strong, medium-sized dogs having a dense, coarse coat, used in Arctic regions for hunting and pulling sleds.

2. any dog of the Arctic regions of North America used for pulling sleds.

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Eskimo dog British  

noun

1. a large powerful breed of sled dog with a long thick coat and curled tail

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Etymology

Origin of Eskimo dog

First recorded in 1865–75

Example Sentences

Taking part are Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Samoyeds, Greenland dogs and Canadian Eskimo dogs.

From BBC

In such work animals are quite useless, for the Eskimo dog pulls hard and steady only under conditions where the sledge moves constantly forward.

From Project Gutenberg

The unhappy condition of the Eskimo dogs under native treatment is pathetically referred to in "Cassell's Natural History," edited by Professor Duncan.

From Project Gutenberg

They did not know that they were Eskimo dogs.

From Project Gutenberg

He was treated with about the same consideration as that accorded the Eskimo dogs.

From Project Gutenberg