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too many chiefs and not enough indians
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Croatan Indians
(gcide) | Melungeon \Me*lun"geon\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]langer to mix,
m['e]lange a mixture.]
One of a mixed white and Indian people living in parts of
Tennessee and the Carolinas. They are descendants of early
intermixtures of white settlers with natives. In North
Carolina the
Croatan Indians, regarded as descended from Raleigh's lost
colony of Croatan, formerly classed with negroes, are now
legally recognized as distinct.
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Flathead Indians
(gcide) | Chinook \Chi*nook"\, n.
1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now
living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of
flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead
Indians}.
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2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks,
sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains,
in Montana and the adjacent territory.
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3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest
proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks)
generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the
northwestern territories of the United States.
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Pueblo Indians
(gcide) | Pueblo \Pueb"lo\, n. [Sp., a village, L. populus people. See
People.]
A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of
Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several
stories high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe.
The term is also applied to any Indian village in the same
region.
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Pueblo Indians (Ethnol.), any tribe or community of Indians
living in pueblos. The principal Pueblo tribes are the
Moqui, the Zu[~n]i, the Keran, and the Tewan.
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Rat Indians
(gcide) | Rat \Rat\ (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato,
ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw.
r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown
origin. Cf. Raccoon.]
1. (Zool.) One of several species of small rodents of the
genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied
genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice
primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and
ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat,
(Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black
rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof
rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in {Rattus
rattus}). These were introduced into America from the Old
World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is
primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.
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2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
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3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
trades, one who works for lower wages than those
prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
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Note: "It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
country (in some timber as is said); and being much
stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
government of George the First, but has by degrees
obtained a wider meaning, and come to be applied to any
sudden and mercenary change in politics." --Lord Mahon.
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Bamboo rat (Zool.), any Indian rodent of the genus
Rhizomys.
Beaver rat, Coast rat. (Zool.) See under Beaver and
Coast.
Blind rat (Zool.), the mole rat.
Cotton rat (Zool.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon
hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and
Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
to the crop.
Ground rat. See Ground Pig, under Ground.
Hedgehog rat. See under Hedgehog.
Kangaroo rat (Zool.), the potoroo.
Norway rat (Zool.), the common brown rat. See Rat.
Pouched rat. (Zool.)
(a) See Pocket Gopher, under Pocket.
(b) Any African rodent of the genus Cricetomys.
Rat Indians (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to the Athabascan stock.
Rat mole. (Zool.) See Mole rat, under Mole.
Rat pit, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
killed by a dog for sport.
Rat snake (Zool.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas
mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
Spiny rat (Zool.), any South American rodent of the genus
Echinomys.
To smell a rat. See under Smell.
Wood rat (Zool.), any American rat of the genus Neotoma,
especially Neotoma Floridana, common in the Southern
United States. Its feet and belly are white.
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speckled Indians
(gcide) | Pintos \Pin"tos\, n. pl.; sing. Pinto. [Sp., painted,
mottled.] (Eyhnol.)
A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco.
They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face
irregularly spotted with white. Called also {speckled
Indians}.
[1913 Webster]Speckled \Spec"kled\, a.
Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color
from that of the rest of the surface.
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Speckled Indians (Ethnol.), the Pintos.
Speckled trout. (Zool.)
(a) The common American brook trout. See Trout.
(b) The rainbow trout.
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Speckled Indians
(gcide) | Pintos \Pin"tos\, n. pl.; sing. Pinto. [Sp., painted,
mottled.] (Eyhnol.)
A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco.
They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face
irregularly spotted with white. Called also {speckled
Indians}.
[1913 Webster]Speckled \Spec"kled\, a.
Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color
from that of the rest of the surface.
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Speckled Indians (Ethnol.), the Pintos.
Speckled trout. (Zool.)
(a) The common American brook trout. See Trout.
(b) The rainbow trout.
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