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Definition of Malemute
1. Noun. Breed of sled dog developed in Alaska.
Definition of Malemute
1. Noun. A type of dog from Alaska, often used as a sled dog ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malemute
1. malamute [n -S] - See also: malamute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malemute
Literary usage of Malemute
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North by Jack London (1900)
"I 'll bank another proposition against that," replied malemute Kid, reversing
the frozen bread placed before the fire to thaw. ..."
2. The Great English Short-story Writers: With Introductory Essays by William James Dawson, Coningsby Dawson (1910)
"malemute Kid smiled with cheery cynicism; but Ruth's eyes were wide with wonder
... Ruth followed with the second team, leaving malemute Kid, who had helped ..."
3. The Book of Jack London by Charmian London (1921)
"Thursday, June 23. Long stretches of flats. Once in a while river strikes bluffs
of low barren hills—the same lined with malemute villages—then flats again. ..."
4. Tillicums of the Trail: Being Klondike Yarns Told to Canadian Soldiers by George Charles Fraser Pringle (1922)
"He would rarely quicken his pace no matter how fiercely I shouted "Mush on, you
malemute!", nor for the crack of the whip. ..."
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