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Definition of Redskin
1. Noun. (slang) offensive term for Native Americans.
Language type: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement, Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
Definition of Redskin
1. n. A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin.
Definition of Redskin
1. Noun. (pejorative politically incorrect ethnic slur) An American Indian, Red Indian. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redskin
1. a North American Indian [n -S]
Medical Definition of Redskin
1. A common appellation for a North American Indian; so called from the colour of the skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redskin
Literary usage of Redskin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tyrone Power by William Winter (1913)
""THE redskin" AND ... soul of a sensitive man, Power was brought forward by
William A. Brady, in an amazing patchwork "Indian drama," called "The redskin. ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"The redskin B:iby — An Original Outfit — Feathers and Fur —A Real " Nest of
Comfort" — Tossed into a Corner — " In the Tree Top " — Learning to ..."
3. The Literary World by Samuel R. Crocker, Edward Abbott, Nicholas Paine Gilman, Madeline Vaughan Abbott Bushnell, Bliss Carman, Herbert Copeland (1881)
"This was his dying story: " When the damned redskin hit me I knowed I Was done
fur, but I jes' shut my teeth an' swore I'd come through an' holp git our ..."
4. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1882)
"The redskin Baby — An Original Outfit— Feathers and Fur —A Real " Nest of Comfort" —
Tossed into a Corner — " In the Tree Top " — Learning to Ride ..."
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