skimo n also pl skimaux [phonetics unavailable]. DC ~ (1817-). Eskimo; Inuit. Also attrib.
1817 CHAPPELL 92 Esquimaux, or Skimaux, is an expression of the Cree and other inland Indians, signifying 'eaters of raw flesh.' T 377-67 I heard one tale about this Skimo woman: this guy went ashore with a seal finger, and he went to this Skimo woman, and she went down the beach and picked up a handful o' sea lice and put it in a cloth and wrapped it around his finger.
