| 单词 | eastward indian |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseastward Indian eastward Indian n. North American (now historical) a North American Indian belonging to any of various peoples inhabiting the north-eastern part of the continent, esp. the area corresponding to present-day New Hampshire and Maine. ΚΠ 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. (new ed.) 84 Some that belonged to the Eastward Indians. 1783 Moose Fort Jrnls. 23 Dec. (1953) XVII. 23 The Eastward Indian who came in yesterday..is incapable of returning to his family. 1871 J. R. Brodhead Hist. State N.Y. II. vi. 294 The Mahican and other eastward Indians were also invited to come in, and ‘live under the protection of the Government’, as both Canada and Connecticut had solicited them. 1995 William & Mary Q. 52 20 The eastward Indians who attacked Deerfield in 1704 were primarily Western Abenakis: Pennacooks, Pigwackets, and Cowassucks who lived along the upper reaches of the Merrimack, Saco, and Connecticut rivers. < as lemmas |
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